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COL.    LUCIUS    A.    BARBOUR, 

FIRST  REGIMENT  CONNECTICUT  NATIONAL  GUARD. 


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FIRST  REGIMENT  C,  N,  G, 


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YORKTOWN,  VA,,  AND  CHARLESTON,  S,  C., 

OCTOBER   17-28,  1881. 

BY  JULIUS  G.   RATHBUN, 

BREVET  BRIGADE-CORPORAL,  AND  HISTORIAN  FIRST  REGIMENT. 


HARTFORD,    CONN.: 

PRESS  OF  THE  CASE,  LOCKWOOD  &  BRAINARD  COMPANY. 
1882. 


INTRODUCTION. 


THE  Historian  of  the  First  Regiment  enters  upon  his 
duties  with  greater  reluctance  than  upon  almost  any  other 
act  of  his  life,  unless  possibly  when  he  had  the  measles. 

The  trip  of  this  celebrated  body  of  troops,  accompanied 
by  the  2d  Co.  G.  F.  G.  and  so  many  prominent  officials  and 
guests,  was,  to  use  a  common  expression,  "simply  immense," 
affording  much  pleasure  to  us  all,  and,  without  doubt,  resulting 
in  much  general  good  to  the  whole  country.  The  Historian 
feels  that  his  feeble  pen  cannot  do  justice  to  the  occasion. 

Perhaps  the  pen  of  a  Motley  might  convey  some  idea  of 
the  motley  gathering  at  Yorktown ;  or  maybe  that  of 
Macauley  would  macauley  difference  in  the  world  in  the  rela- 
tion of  the  story  of  our  grand  reception  at  Charleston  ;  or 
possibly  Irving  could  better  portray  the  beauty  of  Washing- 
ton. 

But,  it  having  devolved  upon  the  writer  to  tell  the  tale,  he 
will  act  according  to  the  last  fond  injunction  of  the  help- 
him-eat,  who  remained  at  home,  which  was,  "Do  right"; 
the  Colonel  said,  "  Do  write "  ;  the  officers  said,  "  Write 
about  something!"  Therefore,  I  right  about  face — and  write. 

J.  G.  R. 

In  looking  over  this  narrative  before  subjecting  it  to  the 
tender  mercies  of  the  printer,  I  find  that  the  first,  second, 
and  third  persons  have  been  used  very  loosely.  Will  the 
reader  please  excuse  all  short-comings ;  for  it  has  been  writ- 
ten "by  jerks,"  for  want  of  spare  time  to  devote  to  the 
work. 


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THE  ORIGIN  OF  THE  CELEBRATION. 


The  movement  to  secure  a  National  celebration  of  the 
Centennial  of  the  surrender  of  Lord  Cornwallis  at  York- 
town,  and  the  erection  of  a  monument  commemorative  of 
the  event,  was  inaugurated  by  M.  Glennan,  Esq.,  of  Norfolk, 
Va.,  editor  of  the  "Norfolk  Virginian." 

He  first  proposed  the  subject  in  1875,  again  in  1876,  and 
in  1878  opened  correspondence  on  the  subject;  but  failing 
to  awaken  the  interest  desired,  he  publicly  advocated,  in  his 
paper  of  July  9,  1879,  a  preliminary  celebration  of  the 
ninety-eighth  anniversary  of  the  surrender. 

The  "Hampton  Monitor"  of  July  I2th  seconded  the  prop- 
osition, followed  by  the  "  Philadelphia  Record  "of  July  i8th  ; 
afterwards  the  press  in  general  responded. 

September  3d,  a  mass  meeting  was  held  in  the  old  town 
by  the  citizens,  of  Yorktown  and  neighboring  towns,  at  which 
arrangements  were  made  for  a  preliminary  celebration,  and 
resolutions  were  adopted,  recommending  "That  delegates 
from  all  the  States  be  appointed,  to  meet  in  Philadelphia,  to 
consider  the  subject,"  respectfully  requesting  the  Secretary 
of  the  Navy  "  to  order  the  fleet,  about  to  assemble  in  Hamp- 
ton Roads  for  the  purpose  of  a  naval  review,  to  be  present 
in  York  River,  in  front  of  Yorktown,  on  the  occasion  of  the 
preliminary  celebration,"  and  requesting  the  Secretary  of 
War  "  to  authorize  General  Getty,  commanding  at  Fortress 
Monroe,  to  participate,  with  the  troops  under  his  command, 
in  the  military  observance  of  the  same." 

These  resolutions  led  to  the  meeting  of  the  governors  of 
the  original  thirteen  States  at  Independence  Hall,  Philadel- 
phia, Oct.  1 8,  1879,  at  which  meeting  the  proposition  of  Mr. 
Glennan  (who  was  present)  was  heartily  endorsed,  and  the 


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recommendation  of  the  appointment,  by  the  Governors  of 
all  the  States,  of  commissioners,  was  adopted,  Gov.  Holli- 
day  of  Virginia  at  once  appointing  Mr.  Glennan  to  represent 
Virginia,  in  appreciation  of  his  services.  (A  reception  was 
given  at  Carpenter's  Hall  previous  to  the  meeting  at  Inde- 
pendence Hall.) 

The  preliminary  celebration,  which  was  quite  an  imposing 
affair,  took  place  at  Yorktown  on  Thursday,  Oct.  23,  1879. 
Fully  ten  thousand  persons  from  all  parts  of  the  country 
participated.  The  military  and  naval  display  was  very  fine. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Dr.  R.  H.  Powers,  the 
President  of  the  Yorktown  (local)  Centennial  Association. 
Gov.  Holliday  presided,  and  delivered  a  patriotic  address. 
Orations  were  delivered  by  Gen.  William  B.  Taliaferro,  of 
Gloucester  County,  Capt.  James  Barren  Hope,  of  Norfolk, 
Hon.  John  Goode,  Member  of  Congress  from  Virginia,  Col. 
Sol.  Lincoln,  of  Massachusetts,  Gen.  James  W.  Latta,  of 
Pennsylvania,  Col.  J.  N.  Staples,  of  North  Carolina,  Prof.  Eli 
Chandler,  representing  the  French  Republic,  Maj.  W.  A. 
Beamish,  representing  England,  and  Col.  J.  E.  Peyton,  of 
Haddonfield,  New  Jersey,  who  had  been  from  the  first  quite 
active  in  the  matter. 

Resolutions  were  adopted,  but  only  one  need  be  given 
here : 

Resolved,  third,  That  we  call  upon  the  Congress  of  the  United 
States  to  give  practical  effect  to  the  resolution  offered  by  Edmund 
Randolph,  of  Virginia,  on  the  2gth  of  October,  1781,  and  passed 
by  the  Continental  Congress,  viz. : 

"Resolved,  That  the  United  States,  in  Congress-assembled,  will 
cause  to  be  erected  at  Yorktown,  in  Virginia,  a  marble  column, 
adorned  with  emblems  of  the  alliance  between  the  United  States 
and  His  Most  High  Christian  Majesty,  and  inscribed  with  a  suc- 
cinct narrative  of  the  Surrender  of  Earl  Cornwallis  to  His  Excel- 
lency General  Washington,  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  combined 
forces  of  America  and  France,  and  to  His  Excellency,  Count  de 
Rochambeau,  commander  of  the  military  troops  of  His  Most 
Christian  Majesty  in  America,  and  His  Excellency  the  Count  de 


ORIGIN    OF    THE    CELEBRATION.  7 

Grasse,  commanding-in-chief   the  Naval  Army  of  France  in  the 
Chesapeake." 

The  Hon.  John  Goode  presented  the  matter  soon  after  the 
opening  of  Congress,  and  prompt  action  was  taken,  a  com- 
mittee composed  of  a  Senator  and  member  from  each  of  the 
colonial  States  appointed,  those  from  Connecticut  being 
Hon.  Wm.  W.  Eaton,  U.  S.  Senator,  and  Hon.  Joseph  R. 
Hawley,  Member  of  Congress. 

The  committee  organized  with  Senator  John  W.  Johnston 
of  Virginia  as  Chairman  ;  an  appropriation  of  $100,000  was 
made  for  the  erection  of  the  monument,  and  $20,000  to  aid 
in  the  celebration,  afterward  increased  by  $20,000. 

The  President  of  the  French  Republic,  and  the  represent- 
atives of  the  families  of  La  Fayette,  Rochambeau,  De  Grasse, 
and  Steuben  were  invited  to  be  present.  A  site  on  which 
to  erect  the  monument  was  selected,  and  a  programme 
mapped  out. 

The  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop,  of  Massachusetts,  was 
selected  as  the  orator,  Capt.  James  Barron  Hope,  of  Norfolk, 
the  poet,  and  Paul  H.  Hayne,  of  South  Carolina,  was  selected 
to  prepare  the  ode.  Col.  Henry  C.  Corbin,  Assistant  Adju- 
tant-General U.  S.  Army,  was  appointed  Master  of  Ceremo- 
nies, Maj.-Gen.  W.  S.  Hancock,  U.  S.  Army,  appointed 
Commander  of  the  Forces,  and  Rear- Admiral  R.  H.  Wyman, 
U.  S.  Navy,  Commander  of  the  Fleet. 

The  Governors  of  the  thirty-six  States  appointed  each  a 
Commissioner  from  his  State,  the  Commissioner  from  Con- 
necticut being  Gen.  William  H.  Bulkeley. 

THE  MONUMENT. 

The  Secretary  of  War,  in  letters  dated  July  22,  1880,  ap- 
pointed a  commission  of  artists,  consisting  of  R.  M.  Hunt  of 
New  York,  J.  Q.  A.  Ward  of  New  York,  and  Henry  Van 
Brunt  of  Boston,  to  submit  a  design  and  model,  which  was 
accepted. 

It  consists  of,  i,  the  "Base"  ;  2,  the  "Podium,"  or  Drum, 
supporting  thirteen  dancing  figures  ;  3,  the  "  Shaft,"  or  up- 


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right  column  ;  4,  the  "Capital";  5,  the  "Pedestal";  and  6, 
the  "  Figure,"  the  height  being  as  follows  :  Base,  25  feet  8 
inches  ;  Podium,  14  feet  4  inches  ;  Shaft,  35  feet  i  inch  ; 
Capital,  5  feet  4  inches  ;  Pedestal,  3  feet  9  inches  ;  Figure, 
1 1  feet  4  inches ;  the  total  height  being  95  feet  6  inches. 
(The  inscriptions  are  omitted  for  want  of  space.) 

CONNECTICUT  AT  YORKTOWN. 

In  the  great  struggle  at  Yorktown  in  1781,  Connecticut 
troops  bore  a  conspicuous  and  honorable  part,  and  many 
pages  might  be  filled  with  the  brave  deeds  of  Connecticut 
men. 

General  the  Marquis  de  La  Fayette  had  command  of  the 
Right,  consisting  of  Light  Infantry,  in  the  2d  Brigade  of 
which  was  the  First  Battalion  of  Connecticut  troops,  under 
Lt.-Col.  Huntington,  the  troops  of  Connecticut,  New  York, 
and  South  Carolina  being  brigaded  together  under  Gen. 
Hazen ;  from  these  troops  the  detachment  was  selected  who 
made  the  desperate  but  successful  assault  on  the  British 
redoubt,  on  the  night  of  Oct.  14,  while  the  French  troops 
were  equally  successful  in  storming  a  second  redoubt ;  the 
possession  of  which  two  works  completely  hemmed  in  Corn- 
wallis  and  his  army,  causing  him  to  give  up  all  hope,  result- 
ing in  a  cessation  of  hostilities  Oct.  i/th,  and  the  final  sur- 
render Oct.  i gth. 

Therefore  it  was  eminently  fitting  that  Connecticut  should 
take  a  deep  interest  in  this  celebration,  and  should  be  well 
represented  in  the  imposing  military  display.  As  has  been 
stated,  Gen.  Wm.  H.  Bulkeley  had  been  appointed  Commis- 
sioner from  this  State,  since  which  time  he  had  been  elected 
to  be  Lieutenant-Governor,  but  continuing  his  office  as 
Commissioner. 

He  had,  from  the  first,  been  in  full  accord  with  those  who 
were  laboring  for  the  success  of  the  enterprise,  and  had  been 
enthusiastic  in  the  matter  of  having  Connecticut  do  its  part. 
From  papers  and  documents  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  Sec- 
retary of  State,  to  which,  by  the  courtesy  of  the  officials,  the 


YORKTOWN    MONUMENT. 


CONNECTICUT   AT   YORKTOWN.  9 

writer  has  had  access,  the  following  will  show  the  coursetof 
proceedings  which  led  to  the  famous  trip  of  the  First  Regi- 
ment. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Commissioners  for  the  Yorktown 
Centennial  Celebration,  held  in  the  Capitol  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  Dec.  10,  1880,  the  following  resolution  was  unani- 
mously adopted  : 

"Resolved,  That  the  Commissioners  respectfully  ask  the  Gov- 
ernors of  the  States  to  take  such  measures  as  will  secure  a  suffi- 
cient appropriation  of  money  from  their  respective  Legislatures  to 
enable  their  States  to  take  a  suitable  part  in  the  celebration." 

FRED.  W.  M.  HOLLIDAY,  Chairman. 
S.  LINCOLN,  Secretary. 

U.  S.  SENATE  CHAMBER,  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

ROOM  OF  THE  COMMISSIONERS 
ON  THE  YORKTOWN  CENTENNIAL,  January  i,  1881. 
HON.  WM.  H.  BULKELEY, 

Commissioner  from  the  State  of   Connecticut  to  the 

Yorktown  Centennial : 

Sir, — In  accordance  with  the  instructions  of  the  Joint  Com- 
mittee of  Congress  on  the  "  Yorktown   Centennial,"  I   have  the 
honor  to  inclose  herewith  a  copy  of  the  programme  of  ceremonies 
for  the  dedication  of  the  Yorktown  Monument. 
I  am,  sir,  very  resp'y,  your  ob'd't  serv't, 

JOHN  J.  TUCKER, 

Clerk  of  the  Committee. 

STATE  OF  CONNECTICUT, 
EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT,  HARTFORD,  January  20,  1881. 

To  the  General  Assembly  : 

I  have  the  Honor  to  transmit  to  you  a  resolution  of  the  Com- 
mission on  the  Yorktown  Centennial  Celebration.  In  connection 
therewith,  I  would  renew  the  suggestion  of  my  first  message,  that 
this  Legislature  should  make  such  enactments  as  will  enable  the 
State  of  Connecticut  to  take  her  proper  place  in  this  interesting 
ceremony. 

H.  B.  BIGELOW,   Governor. 
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IO  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

This  communication  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on 
Military  Affairs,  of  which  Hon.  William  A.  Lewis  was  Chair- 
man on  the  part  of  the  Senate,  and  Capt.  Stiles  T.  Stanton 
on  the  part  of  the  House. 

(Senate  Bill  No.  77.) 

An  Act  concerning  the  Yorktown  Celebration.     Reported  favor- 
ably by  the  Committee  on  Military  Affairs. 
Passed  by  the  Senate  March  3oth. 
Passed  by  the  House  April  5th. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  Gen- 
eral Assembly  convened. 

SECTION  i.  The  Commander-in-Chief  may,  at  his  discretion, 
designate  a  regiment  of  the  National  Guard  to  represent  this 
State  at  the  Centennial  Celebration  of  the  battle  at  Yorktown. 

SEC.  2.  The  spring  parade  and  the  encampment  of  the  regi- 
ment so  designated  shall  be  suspended  for  the  year  1881,  and 
the  members  of  said  regiment  shall  be  allowed  the  regular  pay 
for  the  same  number  of  days'  service  that  they  would  receive  for 
the  parades  and  encampments  so  suspended,  provided,  that  they 
perform  that  number  of  days'  service  in  representing  the  State  at 
Yorktown. 

SEC.  3.  The  Quarter-Master  General  shall  provide  transporta- 
tion for  the  regiment  and  its  camp  equipage,  and  the  sum  of  three 
thousand  dollars  is  hereby  appropriated  therefor,  and  for  camp 
expenses.  Any  additional  cost  of  transportation  shall  be  borne 
by  the  regiment. 

SEC.  4.  The  Governor  and  Staff,  and  the  Yorktown  Commis- 
sioner from  this  State,  are  requested  to  attend  said  Centennial 
Celebration,  and  the  Quarter-Master  General  shall  provide  for 
transportation  and  expenses. 

SEC.  5.  The  Commander-in-Chief  may  direct  the  first  and 
second  companies  of  Governor's  Foot  Guards  to  accompany  him 
to  Yorktown,  provided  that  they  will  consent  to  go  without  any 
claim  for  per  diem,  or  other  allowances  of  any  sort,  and  will  agree 
to  pay  for  their  own  transportation,  music,  and  commissary  sup- 
plies, and  in  that  event  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  is  appro- 
priated to  each  of  said  companies  which  accepts  the  conditions  of 
this  section,  and  actually  sends  at  least  sixty  men,  rank  and  file, 


CONNECTICUT  AT  YORKTOWN.  II 

with  their  officers,  and  is  present  at  Yorktown  as  long  as  the 
Governor  directs. 

Approved  April  14,  1881. 

STATE  OF  CONNECTICUT, 

ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 

HARTFORD,  April  20,  1881. 
General  Orders,  No.  4. 

VII.  In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  a  "  Special  Act  con- 
cerning the  Yorktown  Celebration,"  passed  by  the  General  Assenr 
bly,  January  Session,  A.  D.  1881,  and  approved  April  14,  1881, 
the  First  Regiment  Connecticut  National  Guard  is  designated  to 
represent  this  State  at  the  Celebration  at  Yorktown,  Va.,  in  Oc- 
tober, 1881,  and  in  case  the  Regiment  decides  to  perform  the 
duty  assigned,  it  will  be  excused  from  the  fall  parade  and  en- 
campment. 

By  order  of  the  Commander-in-Chief, 

GEORGE  M.  HARMON,  Adjutant  General. 

As  long  ago  as  August,  1879,  Lt.-Col.  William  E.  Cone 
of  the  First  Regiment,  noticed  in  one  of  the  New  York 
dailies  an  article  setting  forth  what  was  suggested  to  be  done 
at  Yorktown,  and  stating  that  it  was  proposed  to  have  a 
regiment  present  from  each  of  the  original  thirteen  States. 

He  at  once  conferred  with  Col.  Barbour,  and  other  officers 
of  the  regiment,  and  an  application  was  sent  to  the  proper 
authorities  for  permission  for  the  regiment  to  attend  the 
Celebration  to  represent  the  State,  but  without  knowing 
what  course  the  matter  would  take,  so  that  when  the  First 
Regiment  was  designated  as  the  best  in  Connecticut,  it  was 
very  gratifying  to  both  officers  and  men. 

The  following  correspondence  will  explain  the  situation  at 
that  time. 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REGIMENT 

CONNECTICUT  NATIONAL  GUARD, 

HARTFORD,  October  24,  1879. 
To  the  Commander-in-Chief,  Gov.  CHARLES  B.  ANDREWS, 

LITCHFIELD,  CONN. 

Governor, — I  have  read  with  great  interest  the  account  of  the 
meeting  of  the  Governors  of  the  thirteen  original  States  at  Phila- 


12  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

delphia,  to  take  action  concerning  the  celebration  of  the  Surren- 
der at  Yorktown,  Va.,  of  Cornwallis's  army  in  1781. 

I  presume  the  State  of  Connecticut  will  be  represented  by  a 
regiment  at  that  time,  as  will,  probably,  the  other  thirteen  States. 

It  has  occurred  to  me  to  apply  for  the  honor  of  representing 
the  State,  on  that  occasion,  in  behalf  of  the  First  Regiment 
C.  N.  G.,  and  have  made  application  to  that  effect,  which  is  now 
on  file  in  the  office  of  the  Adjutant  General. 

If  acceptable  to  yourself,  we  will  undertake  to  parade  a  regi- 
ment that  will  do  honor  to  itself  and  to  the  State  of  Connecticut. 
Any  assistance  you  can  render  us  in  securing  the  acceptance  of 
the  services  of  the  regiment,  will  be  gratefully  appreciated  by  the 
officers  and  men  of  the  command. 

Very  respectfully,  your  ob't  servant, 

LUCIUS  A.  BARBOUR, 

Col.  Com'd'g^st  Reg't  C.  N.  G. 

EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT, 
LITCHFIELD,  CONN.,  Oct.  28,  1879. 
Col.  L.  A.  BARBOUR  : 

My  Dear  Sir, — Your  letter  was  duly  received.  The  Yorktown 
Centennial  is,  as  yet,  so  indefinite,  that  no  one  can  make  any  very 
safe  predictions. 

I  have  no  doubt  but  our  State  will  be  represented  by  some  (pos- 
sibly all)  of  its  militia. 

In  all  probability,  the  Legislature  will  be  asked  to  take  some 
action. 

The  State  of  Jonathan  Trumbull  will  not  be  absent  when  any 
revolutionary  event  is  celebrated. 
With  sincere  esteem,  I  remain, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

CHARLES  B.  ANDREWS. 

The  selection,  as  before  stated,  was  made,  and  a  great 
amount  of  work  was  to  be  done  before  such  a  body  of  men 
could  be  landed  at  Yorktown;  but  Quartermaster-General 
Harbison  at  once,  with  his  accustomed  push,  went  to  work 
to  ascertain  the  ways  and  means  of  reaching  the  place  of 
celebration. 


YORKTOWN.  1 3 

Yorktown  is  about  as  far  from  nowhere,  and  about  as  inac- 
cessible, as  any  town  east  of  the  Sandwich  Islands. 

It  had  been,  at  one  time,  a  very  important  town  of  the 
Old  Dominion.  Established  in  1705,  it  grew  to  be  the  cen- 
ter of  a  thriving  country,  and  for  a  period  vied  in  importance 
with  Williamsburg,  the  capital. 

It  is  situated  upon  a  high  bluff  of  stone  marl,  on  the  south 
bank  of  the  York  river,  some  twelve  miles  from  its  mouth, 
on  a  level  plateau,  with  deep  ravines  on  either  side,  and  was 
considered  a  very  strategic  point. 

In  1781,  Yorktown  contained  about  sixty  houses,  and  not 
to  exceed  four  hundred  inhabitants.  At  the  beginning  of 
the  year  1881,  one  hundred  years  later,  there  were  still  the 
same  sixty  houses,  but  only  three  hundred  and  ninety-nine 
inhabitants.  One  was  missing,  and  it  was  a  great  mystery 
as  to  what  had  become  of  that  one.  It  was  a  most  unac- 
countable thing,  which  disturbed  the  people  very  much,  for 
heretofore  they  had  managed  to  keep  the  number  good. 
None  of  those  who  lived  there  could  raise  funds  enough  to 
get  away ;  and  as  no  one  could  be  induced  to  locate  there, 
the  population  remained  unchanged  ;  so  that  the  Rip-Van- 
Winkle-like  quiet  of  an  hundred  years  was  not  disturbed. 

And  this  was  the  place  at  which  was  to  be  held  the  most 
important  centennial  celebration  of  this  decade ;  and  per- 
haps it  was  as  well  to  hold  it  in  a  decayed  town  like  York- 
town. 

Those  who  have  visited  the  place  can  fully  appreciate  the 
remarks  of  the  man  who  claimed  that  Cornwallis  was  a 
smarter  general  than  Washington.  "Why  so?"  was  the 
inquiry.  "  Because  Cornwallis  knew  enough  to  surrender 

this  d d  old  town,  and  Washington  didn't,"  was  the 

reply. 

There  was  no  railroad  communication  with  the  place,  and 
it  was  out  of  the  usual  route  of  steamboat  travel.  When  it 
rained,  the  mud  was  on  an  average  two  feet  deep,  and  when 
it  dried,  the  same  amount  of  mud  formed  dust  at  least  three 
feet  deep. 


14  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

A  large  proportion  of  the  inhabitants  were  negroes,  lazy, 
happy,  and  shiftless  (in  two  senses),  who,  in  all  probability, 
couldn't  explain  how  they  managed  to  live  day  by  day  ;  and, 
very  likely,  the  older  ones  would  claim  to  have  been  servants 
in  "Mars  Wash'n'ton's  family." 

But,  being  somewhat  in  advance  of  our  subject,  we  will 
wait  until  Yorktown  is  reached. 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REGIMENT 

CONNECTICUT  NATIONAL  GUARD, 

HARTFORD,  April  28,  1881. 
Gov.  HOBART  B.  BIGELOW,  Neiv  Haven,  Conn.  : 

Governor, — I  have  the  honor  herewith  to  acknowledge  the  dis- 
tinguished favor  conferred  by  you  on  the  First  Regiment,  in  des- 
ignating the  command  to  represent  the  State  of  Connecticut  at 
the  Centennial  Celebration  at  Yorktown,  Va.,  in  October  next. 

The  proposed  celebration  has  been  for  a  long  time  much  in  the 
minds  and  desires   of  the   members  of   the  regiment,  and  the 
selection  is  one  eminently  gratifying.     I  have  no  doubt  that  the 
regiment  will  avail  itself  of  the  opportunity  ;  and  it  will  add  very 
much  to  the  honors  and  pleasures  of  the  command,  could  it  have 
the  personal  presence  of  the  Commander-in-Chief  and  Staff,  with 
which  we  earnestly  trust  you  will  favor  us  during  the  entire  trip. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully, 
Your  obedient  servant, 

LUCIUS  A.  BARBOUR, 
Col.  First  Regiment,  C.  N.  G. 

STATE  OF  CONNECTICUT, 
EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT, 

NEW  HAVEN,  May  7,  1881. 
COL.  BARBOUR: 

My  Dear  Sir, — I  owe  you  an  apology  for  not  replying  to  your 
kind  invitation  for  myself  and  staff  to  accompany  your  regiment 
to  Yorktown.     It  seems  to  me  it  will  be  better  and  pleasanter  for 
us  all  to  go  together,  and  I  cheerfully  accept  the  invitation. 
Please  excuse  the  delay  in  answering,  and  believe  me, 

Yours  truly, 

H.  B.  BIGELOW. 


ARRANGEMENTS.  15 

At  a  meeting  of  the  officers  of  the  First  Regiment,  on  the 
evening  of  May  6th,  there  was  an  unanimous  vote  in  favor 
of  accepting  the  honor  conferred  upon  the  regiment. 

Lieut.-Gov.  Bulkeley  and  Quartermaster-General  Harbison 
were  present,  and  gave  what  information  they  could  as  to 
requirements  and  details  connected  with  the  trip. 

There  was  much  enthusiasm  manifested  in  the  proposed 
excursion,  and  a  committee  was  appointed  to  make  proper 
arrangements,  which  consisted  of  Col.  Lucius  A.  Barbour, 
Lt.-Col.  William  E.  Cone,  Maj.  Arthur  L.  Goodrich,  Capt. 
Charles  B.  Erichson,  Capt.  Thomas  M.  Smith,  and  Quarter- 
master Richard  O.  Cheney. 

These  officers  soon  found  that  there  was  to  be  much  work 
and  but  little  play  in  making  the  arrangements,  but  took 
hold,  as  might  be  expected,  with  a  will. 

The  regiment  had  voted  to  go  to  Yorktown  ;  the  question 
next  to  be  considered  was  how  to  get  there ;  and  it  proved 
to  be  a  vexatious  question  before  it  was  fully  answered. 
Early  in  the  season,  the  regiment  threw  out  a  couple  of  skir- 
mishers, consisting  of  Lt.-Col.  Cone  and  Quartermaster 
Cheney,  who  advanced  on  the  skirmish  line  as  far  as  Balti- 
more. 

In  June,  Quartermaster-General  Harbison,  Col.  Barbour, 
Capt.  Erichson,  and  Quartermaster  Cheney,  formed  one  four, 
marched  on  Baltimore,  and  succeeded  in  entering  the  city, 
when  they  looked  thoroughly  into  the  matter  of  transporta- 
tion, the  plan  then  proposed  being  this :  to  proceed  by  rail 
to  Baltimore,  thence  by  steamer  to  Yorktown,  after  which  to 
visit  Washington,  Fortress  Monroe,  Norfolk,  and  Richmond. 

The  result  of  the  negotiations  showed  that  it  would  neces- 
sitate the  purchasing  of  at  least  a  couple  of  steamers,  includ- 
ing the  officers  and  crew,  in  order  to  carry  out  that  plan ; 
and  as  the  State  of  Connecticut  would  have  no  particular 
use  for  steamboats  after  the  Yorktown  parade,  and  there 
being  no  suitable  place  in  the  Capitol  to  store  steamboats,  it 
was  decided  best  to  look  elsewhere  for  transportation. 

In  August,  Col.  Barbour  and   Col.  S.  J.   Fox,  Assistant- 


1 6  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Adjutant-General,  visited  Richmond,  Yorktown,  Fortress 
Monroe,  Baltimore,  and  Washington,  on  business  pertaining 
to  the  trip  of  the  regiment,  to  look  over  the  field  selected  for 
the  encampment,  and  learn  the  details  of  the  military  part 
of  the  celebration. 

During  the  summer,  the  members  of  the  committee  prose- 
cuted their  search  after  a  steamer,  as  the  majority  of  the 
troops  seemed  desirous  of  going  by  water,  could  suitable 
arrangements  be  made.  In  addition  to  the  cities  already 
mentioned,  New  York,  Boston,  Portland  (Maine,  not  Con- 
necticut or  Oregon),  and  other  cities,  were  canvassed,  in 
search  of  a  suitable  steamer. 

Toward  the  latter  part  of  July,  Capt.  S.  G.  Sluyter,  of 
Hartford,  a  well-known  ex-sea-captain  and  a  thorough  sea- 
man, was  admitted  into  the  counsels  of  the  seekers  after 
knowledge  of  steamers,  and  at  once  asked  if  he  had  a  large 
steamer  anywhere  about  his  clothes;  but,  like  all  the  rest, 
his  assortment  of  ocean  steamers  was  small;  but  he  proved 
to  be  a  valuable  assistant,  because  of  his  acquaintance  with 
ships  and  ship-owners. 

As  the  result  of  his  inquiries,  the  "Acapulco,"  a  fine 
Pacific  mail  steamship,  on  the  line  between  New  York  and 
Aspinwall,  was  found  available ;  or,  rather,  it  could  be  char- 
tered on  certain  conditions. 

This  was  a  steamer  of  three  thousand  tons,  requiring  a 
force  of  one  hundred  and  thirteen  officers  and  men  to  man 
her,  and  appeared  to  be  just  what  had  been  for  so  long 
sought  after ;  and  it  certainly  seemed  for  a  time  as  though 
the  vexed  question  was  settled,  or  would  be,  if  the  price  could 
be  settled  upon. 

The  "  Acapulco "  could  comfortably  accommodate  the 
First  Regiment,  the  2d  Co.  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  with  the 
Governor  and  Staff,  State  officers,  prominent  military  men, 
and  a  liberal  sprinkling  of  representative  citizens  of  the 
State  of  Connecticut,  for  this  was  a  State  "  picnic,"  it  being 
the  intention,  in  case  a  ship  of  this  size  should  be  chartered, 
to  invite  perhaps  fifty  or  sixty  prominent  citizens  to  accom- 


VISIT    TO    CHARLESTON.  I*] 

pany  the  troops,  assessing  each  a  certain  amount,  to  help 
pay  the  extra  cost  which  must  be  assumed  if  so  large  a  ves- 
sel should  be  used. 

The  price  to  be  paid  for  the  "  Acapulco "  was  fixed  at 
$10,000,  for  a  period  not  to  exceed  ten  days;  and  as  the 
time  to  be  occupied  in  the  trip  would  be,  as  was  estimated, 
about  ten  days,  there  was  a  little  matter  of  $10,000  to  begin 
with ;  but  as  the  owners  did  not  insist  upon  an  immediate 
decision,  the  committee  had  time  to  look  calmly  over  the  sit- 
uation. 

It  was  admitted  that  this  was  a  splendid  vessel  to  carry  so 
large  a  body  of  troops,  safe,  roomy,  and  all  that,  but  could 
not,  because  of  its  great  draught,  go  to  Washington  or  Rich- 
mond; and  there  must  necessarily  be  additional  expense 
should  these  places  be  visited. 

Some  time  in  August,  a  suggestion  was  made  in  one  of  the 
daily  papers  of  Hartford,  that  the  regiment  should  visit 
Charleston,  S.  C,  after  the  Yorktown  celebration.  Just  how 
the  matter  originated,  whose  the  brilliant  idea,  and  just  when 
the  suggestion  was  first  made,  the  writer  has  been  unable  to 
ascertain ;  but  apparently  the  "Courant"  first  made  it  public. 

It  was  received  with  much  favor ;  for  it  became  more  and 
more  apparent  that  the  Yorktown  ceremonies  would  be  tire- 
some, and  the  pleasure  but  little,  owing  to  its  almost  inacces- 
sibility, the  obvious  mismanagement  of  the  managers  in  the 
matter  of  making  visitors  comfortable,  and  the  well-known 
quality  of  Virginia  mud  and  sand. 

The  desire  to  visit  Charleston  increased  in  intensity,  and 
it  soon  became  certain  that  if  Charleston  were  left  out  of 
the  programme  there  would  be  great  dissatisfaction  ;  for  the 
proposed  visit,  having  been  spoken  of  in  our  daily  papers, 
was  also  mentioned  in  the  Charleston  papers,  and  a  desire 
expressed  that  the  visit  might  be  made. 

Early  in  September,  Col.  Barbour  received  the  following 
letter : 

3 


1 8  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

HEADQUARTERS  FOURTH  BRIGADE  S.  C.  V.  T., 

CHARLESTON,  S.  C.,  SEPT.  3,  1881. 
COL.  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR, 

Comdg.  First  Regt.  Conn.  Nat.  Guard,  Hartford,  Conn  : 
Dear  Sir, — From  a  recent  issue  of  the  Charleston  "  News  and 
Courier,"  we  learned  with  great  pleasure  that  your  regiment  pro- 
posed extending  its  Yorktown  trip  to  Charleston.  A  meeting  of 
our  commanding  officers  was  at  once  called ;  but  the  very  severe 
hurricane  prevailing  on  the  day  appointed  prevented  the  meeting, 
and  has  occasioned  the  delay  in  communicating  with  you. 

On  the  part  of  the  South  Carolina  Volunteer  Troops  in  this 
city,  I  have  the  honor  to  assure  you  that,  should  you  be  able  to 
carry  out  your  intentions,  we  shall  give  you  a  most  cordial  wel- 
come, and  do  all  that  lies  in  our  power  to  make  your  stay  with  us 
agreeable. 

Trusting  that  nothing  will  prevent  your  visit,  I  am 
Yours  very  truly, 

C.  IRVINE  WALKER, 
Brig.-Geril  Coni'd'g  fourth  Brigade  S.  C.  V.  T. 

This  letter  was  duly  answered,  expressing  the  thanks  of 
Col.  Barbour  in  behalf  of  the  regiment,  for  the  invitation, 
but  stating  that  the  matter  as  yet  was  undecided. 

Directly  following  the  Charleston  invitation  came  an  invi- 
tation from  some  of  the  enterprising  citizens  of  Atlanta,  Ga., 
or  more  directly  from  the  managers  of  the  cotton  exposition, 
offering  to  pay  all  expenses  from  Charleston  to  Atlanta  and 
return,  if  the  regiment  would  visit  that  city  for  a  week's 
encampment  and  visit,  all  of  which  only  added  fuel  to  the 
flame,  and  created  great  enthusiasm  among  the  Connecticut 
troops. 

Just  then  a  serious  difficulty  arose ;  when  it  was  supposed 
that  everything  was  lovely,  it  was  found  that  the  "Acapulco  " 
could  not  enter  Charleston  Harbor,  and  the  owners  would 
not  consent  to  allow  the  ship  to  lie  outside  the  Harbor,  so 
that  one  of  two  things  was  certain — if  the  "Acapulco  "  should 
be  chartered,  the  troops  could  not  visit  Charleston  ;  if  Charles- 
ton should  be  visited  another  mode  of  conveyance  must  be 
found. 


STEAMER    OBTAINED.  IQ 

Everything  was  again  at  sea  (excepting  the  regiment),  and 
once  more  Capt.  Sluyter  visited  New  York  to  ascertain  if 
any  arrangements  might,  could,  would,  or  should  be  made 
whereby  the  "  "Pulco"  (as  some  of  the  boys  called  her)  could 
run  into  any  port  near  Charleston,  or  could  leave  the  troops 
at  the  mouth  of  the  Harbor,  near  the  bar,  and  return  for 
them  (a  very  poor  suggestion,  for  the  new  revised  army  tac- 
tics of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  state  expressly  that  no  large 
body  of  soldiers  should  be  left  outside  a  bar),  but  all  argu- 
ments were  in  vain,  the  answer  being  No,  SIR  ! 

Without  entirely  giving  up  the  "  'Pulco,"  inquiries  were 
at  once  set  on  foot  to  ascertain  if  any  arrangements  could 
be  made  for  transporting  the  entire  party  by  railroad,  not 
only  to  Yorktown,  but  to  Richmond  and  Charleston,  and 
return. 

Rates  were  obtained  for  a  part  of  the  route,  and  estimates 
were  being  made  as  to  the  probable  cost,  when  Providence 
smiled  upon  the  anxious  Committeemen  in  this  way :  Wil- 
liam M.  Bird,  Esq.,  a  prominent  merchant  of  Charleston,  a 
gentleman  connected  by  the  closest  ties  to  Hartford,  hap- 
pening in  the  latter  city  about  this  time,  and  learning  that 
there  was  a  possibility  of  the  Charleston  visit  being  given 
up,  for  the  want  of  a  steamer,  interested  himself  in  the  mat- 
ter, the  result  being  this — it  was  found  that  the  steamship 
"  Charleston,"  running  between  New  York  and  Charleston, 
might  be  had.  This  steamer  was  one  of  the  old-style  side- 
wheelers,  moderately  fast,  not  built  to  carry  many  passen- 
gers, but  considerable  freight ;  had  been  taken  off  the  line 
for  repairs,  and  to  receive  new  boilers,  and  nearly  ready  for 
sea  again. 

(It  was  probably  one  of  the  longest  steamers  afloat ;  that 
is,  the  longest  in  getting  started,  and  in  reaching  Yorktown.) 

Without  making  too  long  a  story,  the  steamer  was  char- 
tered, the  price  agreed  upon  being,  for  the  trip  to  Yorktown, 
Charleston,  and  return,  $6,000,  the  owners  to  provide  certain 
specified  articles,  and  fulfill  certain  conditions,  as  will  appear 
further  on. 


2O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.   G. 

Capt.  Sluyter  was  engaged  as  caterer  for  the  entire  party, 
he  to  provide  everything  needful,  and  to  receive  a  specified 
amount  for  each  person  fed. 

While  the  "Charleston"  was  not  nearly  as  large,  nor  so 
fine  a  ship  as  the  "Acapulco,"  it  was  thought  to  be  a  very 
comfortable  one  for  such  a  trip,  most  certainly  the  best  to  be 
obtained  at  any  reasonable  price,  consequently  everybody 
interested  felt  greatly  relieved. 

The  2d  Co.  G.  F.  G.,  having  voted  to  take  part  in  the 
Yorktown  Celebration,  had  been  invited  to  accompany  the 
First  Regiment  on  the  "Tulco,"  which  invitation  had  been 
accepted ;  now  that  the  accommodations  were  restricted, 
they  were  asked  to  reduce  their  music  to  the  minimum,  and 
the  number  of  guests  to  be  invited  must  be  very  limited ; 
this  was  a  trial  to  those  having  the  matter  in  charge,  for 
there  were  many  good  fellows,  whose  presence  would  have 
been  welcomed  on  such  an  excursion. 

Instead  of  having  accommodations  for  seventy-five  or 
more  guests,  aside  from  the  Governor  and  Staff  and  the  State 
officials,  the  number  would  have  to  be  very  small  indeed. 

The  number  of  state-rooms  was  small,  compared  with 
most  ocean  steamers,  so  that  even  by  doubling  up — that  is, 
putting  two  persons  in  every  state-room — less  than  one  hun- 
dred could  be  comfortably  accommodated,  and  this  must 
include  guests,  all  the  commissioned  officers,  and  the  non- 
commissioned staff. 

As  soon  as  the  matter  of  transportation  was  settled,  invi- 
tations were  sent  to  the  guests,  the  fitting-up  of  the  quarters 
begun,  and  the  final  arrangements  perfected,  Capt.  Sluyter 
being  of  valuable  service  in  these  matters.  In  the  mean- 
while the  people  of  Charleston  had  not  been  idle,  and  meet- 
ings were  held  to  take  action  in  relation  to  the  proposed 
invasion  by  Yankee  troops. 

Early  in  September,  when  it  was  thought  for  a  time  that 
the  Charleston  part  of  the  programme  must  be  left  out,  the 
papers  of  that  city  expressed  deep  regret,  but  when  it  became 
known  that  not  only  the  troops  were  coming,  but  also  that 


GENERAL    ORDERS.  21 

one  of  the  steamers  running  to  that  city,  and  bearing  its 
name,  had  been  chartered,  there  was  much  rejoicing.  On 
September  26th,  Gen.  C.  Irvine  Walker,  commanding  the 
Fourth  South  Carolina  Brigade,  arrived  in  Hartford,  as  a 
committee  from  the  citizens  of  Charleston,  and  together  with 
Wm.  M.  Bird,  Esq.,  met  the  officers  of  the  First  Regiment, 
and  conferred  with  them  concerning  the  proposed  trip. 

Gen.  Walker  was  quite  enthusiastic,  promising  a  hearty 
welcome  from  the  Southern  soldiers,  as  well  as  citizens,  ten- 
dering also  the  escort  of  his  Brigade,  and  a  review  by  Gov. 
Hagood  of  South  Carolina. 

The  two  gentlemen  were  shown  about  the  city  and  the 
fine  regimental  armory,  and  afterward  entertained  by  Lt.-Gov. 
Bulkeley  at  his  elegant  home. 

Gen.  Walker  left  the  following  day,  apparently  well  pleased 
with  Hartford,  and  his  new  Yankee  friends.  Col.  Bruns 
commanded  the  4th  Brigade  during  the  temporary  absence 
of  Gen.  Walker  at  the  North. 

The  contracts  for  transportation  were  at  once  signed,  and 
the  matter  fully  decided  as  to  the  route,  so  that  the  fol- 
lowing general  orders  were  issued  : 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REGIMENT,  C.  N.  G. 
HARTFORD,  Oct.  i,  1881. 

General  Orders,  No.  5. 

I.  In  pursuance  of  General  Orders  No.  4,  Adjutant-General's 
Office,  dated  April  20,  1881,  this  regiment,  being  designated  to 
represent  the  State  of  Connecticut  at  the  Yorktown  Centennial 
Celebration,  will  assemble  on  Monday,  October  lyth,  in  fatigue 
uniform,  with  knapsacks  packed  and  blankets  rolled  thereon,  to 
proceed  to  Yorktown,  Va. 

Overcoats  will  be  folded  and  strapped  on  outside  of  knapsack. 
A  tin  cup  will  be  suspended  from  the  right  lower  strap  of  each 
knapsack.  Captains  will  make  immediate  requisition  on  the 
Quartermaster-General,  through  these  Headquarters,  for  blankets. 

Companies  A,  B,  F,  H,  K,  and  Regimental  Band,  will  leave 
Hartford  at  i  P.  M. 

Companies  D  and  E  will  leave  New  Britain  at  i  P.  M. 


22  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Company  G  will  leave  South  Manchester  at  12  M.,  and  embark 
on  the  steamship  Charleston,  at  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Officers  will  wear  full-dress  belts  and  nickel  scabbards. 

FIELD  AND  STAFF. — Field  and  Staff  Officers  will  have  their 
horse  equipments  distinctly  marked,  packed  in  a  bag  or  box,  and 
delivered  to  the  Quartermaster  at  Union  Armory,  Hartford,  on  Sat- 
urday, October  *5th,  at  5  o'clock  P.  M. 

BAGGAGE. — Dress-coats,  helmets,  and  white  trousers  will  be 
carefully  packed  in  boxes  or  trunks,  and  be  ready  for  transporta- 
tion on  Saturday  afternoon,  October  i5th,  each  article  being  dis- 
tinctly marked  with  the  wearer's  name,  and  will  be  placed  in  the 
hold  until  required  for  use  at  Yorktown. 

Baggage  will  be  allowed  as  below  stated,  which  must  be  plainly 
marked  with  owner's  name,  and  delivered  to  the  Quartermaster 
at  Union  Armory,  Hartford,  at  the  time  herein  specified. 

To  each  Commissioned  Officer  and  Non-commissioned  Staff 
Officer  one  small  bag  or  valise,  to  be  ready  at  Armory  Monday, 
October  lyth,  at  8  A.  M. 

To  each  company  and  Regimental  Band  two  chests,  to  be  ready 
at  Armory,  Monday,  October  lyth,  at  8  A.  M.  These  in  addition 
to  those  containing  dress-coats,  helmets,  and  white  trousers. 

Small  parcels  belonging  to  members  must  be  tied  up  as  com- 
pactly as  possible,  marked  plainly  with  their  names,  and  packed 
in  their  respective  company  chests. 

The  baggage  of  Companies  D,  E,  and  G  will  be  delivered  to  the 
Quartermaster  on  the  train. 

KNAPSACKS. — Members  will  be  required  to  pack  in  knapsack 
one  comb  and  hair-brush,  one  cake  of  soap,  two  undershirts,  two 
pairs  of  drawers,  two  shirts,  three  pairs  of  socks,  four  towels, 
four  handkerchiefs,  three  pairs  of  white  gloves,  four  collars,  piece 
of  rag  or  waste  for  cleaning  rifle.  Additional  underclothing  will 
be  allowed,  but  no  citizens'  clothing. 

IN  QUARTERS. — A  berth  and  mattress  will  be  assigned  to  each 
man,  and  in  no  case  will  any  member  either  rest  on  or  make  use 
of  any  other  than  his  own.  Each  berth  must  at  all  times  be  kept 
in  perfect  order. 

Each  man  will  care  for  his  own  rifle,  and  during  the  trip  will  be 
responsible  for  the  condition  of  his  piece.  Rifles  will  be  placed 
in  racks  provided  for  them,  and  knapsacks  and  equipments  will 
be  stored  in  accordance  with  verbal  instructions. 


GENERAL    ORDERS.  23 

NON-COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS. — Non-commissioned  officers  will 
specially  supervise  their  respective  squads,  be  responsible  for 
their  neat  equipments  and  dress,  and  report  any  neglect.  They 
will  preserve  the  dignity  of  their  positions  whether  on  or  off  duty. 
Company  Quartermaster-Sergeants,  except  those  of  Companies 
D,  E,  and  G,  will  report  to  the  Quartermaster  at  the  Armory  on 
Monday,  October  iyth,  at  8  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  during  the  trip  will 
be  subject  to  the  Quartermaster's  orders.  A  member  will  be 
detailed  to  act  as  Company  Quartermaster-Sergeant,  in  case  of 
vacancy,  or  provided  the  Company  Quartermaster-Sergeant  of 
any  company  is  not  going  to  Yorktown. 

DRESS. — Company  officers  will  parade  with  overcoat  in  sling 
when  knapsacks  are  worn  by  the  men.  Collars  should  be  sewed 
or  pinned  on  inside  of  coat,  and  will  not  be  allowed  to  show  more 
than  a  quarter  of  an  inch  above  the  coat  collar.  Captains  will  be 
responsible  for  this.  Members  are  advised  to  wear  shirts  of 
colored  flannel  and  to  discard  all  white  linen  shirts.  On  shore, 
when  not  on  duty,  and  out  of  quarters,  non-commissioned  officers 
and  men  will  wear  the  dress-coats  fully  buttoned,  waist-belt  and 
gloves,  fatigue-cap.  Every  man  is  particularly  enjoined  at  all 
times  and  in  all  places,  whether  on  duty  or  not,  in  or  out  of  quar- 
ters, to  keep  his  clothing  in  neat  and  soldierly  order. 

SERVANTS. — Officers  and  companies  will  not  be  allowed  to  take 
servants,  arrangements  having  been  made  so  that  their  services 
will  not  be  needed,  and  no  accommodations  can  be  provided  for 
them. 

GUARD  DUTY. — Guard  duty  will  be  performed  by  company,  the 
Captain  being  Officer  of  the  Day,  and  the  Lieutenants  Officers  of 
the  Guard.  The  Officer  of  the  Day  will  be  responsible  for  the 
good  order  and  cleanliness  of  the  vessel  during  his  tour  of  duty, 
and  will  be  required  to  turn  over  to  his  successor  everything  in 
perfect  order.  Having  his  own  men  under  his  command,  no 
excuse  will  be  accepted  for  any  delinquency  in  this  regard.  The 
Officer  of  the  Day  will  report  to  the  Commanding  Officer  for 
special  instructions.  The  following  detail  is  made  : 

ist  day,  .      .      .  Company  F.  5th  day,  .      .      .  Company  B. 

2d    "'    .      .      .  "         A.  6th   "...  G. 

3d    "...  "        D.  7th    "...  "        H. 

4th  "  "        K.  8th    "      .  "         E. 


24  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

For  the  remaining  days  special  orders  will  be  issued.  The 
company  on  guard  is  expected  to  furnish  all  special  details  re- 
quired. 

The  hours  of  service  and  roll-calls  for  each  day  while  the  Reg- 
iment is  absent  from  Connecticut  embrace  reveille  at  6  A.  M., 
and  tattoo  at  10  P.  M.,  with  taps  at  10.30  P.  M.,  when  every 
member  must  be  in  quarters.  It  is  ABSOLUTELY  NECESSARY  for  the 
safety  and  comfort  of  so  large  a  number  of  men  on  the  steamer 
that  perfect  order  and  decorum  prevail  at  all  times,  and  that 
special  care  be  taken  by  all  to  maintain  cleanliness  of  quarters 
and  decks.  No  smoking  or  lighting  of  matches  will  be  tolerated 
at  any  time  between  decks.  Discipline  will  and  must  be  enforced 
in  view  of  the  above. 

Muster  pay  rolls  will  be  made  out  in  triplicate  on  the  new 
blanks  prior  to  October  i5th,  and  be  signed  before  the  termination 
of  the  trip. 

The  regiment  will  be  dismissed,  except  when  on  parade,  and 
members  will  be  allowed  perfect  freedom  of  action.     The  honor 
of  the  men  for  gentlemanly  conduct  will  be  relied  upon,  so  long 
as  the  confidence  placed  in  them  is -not  broken.  .  .  . 
By  order  of  COL.  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR. 

JOHN  K.  WILLIAMS, 

Captain  and  Adjutant. 

Followed  a  few  days  after  by  this  circular: 

YORKTOWN  AND  CHARLESTON. 

[Circular  No.  i.] 
HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REGIMENT,  C.  N.  G. 

HARTFORD,  Oct.  4,  1881. 
To  the  Members  of  the  First  Regiment,  C.  N.  G. 

This  regiment  has  been  designated  by  his  Excellency  the  Com- 
-mander-in-Chief  to  represent  the  State  of  Connecticut  at  the 
approaching  Yorktown  Centennial  Celebration.  This  fact  should 
inspire  every  member  with  just  pride  in  the  organization.  The 
trip,  as  arranged  by  the  Committee,  is  extended  to  Charleston, 
S.  C.  The  steamship  Charleston,  of  the  New  York  and  Charles- 
ton Steamship  Co.,  has  been  chartered.  On  Thursday,  October 
2oth,  the  regiment  will  take  part  at  Yorktown  in  the  "Grand 
Military  Review  participated  in  by  the  citizen  soldiery  from  all 
portions  of  the  United  States;"  on  Friday,  October  2ist,  an  op- 


CIRCULAR   NO.    I.  25 

portunity  will  be  given  to  witness  the  "Grand  Naval  Review  par- 
ticipated in  by  all  classes  of  vessels  in  the  United  States  Navy," 
and  to  spend  a  few  hours  at  Fortress  Monroe,  the  largest  fortifi- 
cation in  the  country,  should  the  time  permit.  Leaving  Old  Point 
Friday  evening,  the  plan  is  to  sail  for  Charleston,  arriving  there 
some  time  on  Sunday.  On  Monday  morning  the  regiment  will 
be  received  by  the  Fourth  Brigade  South  Carolina  Volunteer 
Troops,  Gen.  C.  Irvine  Walker  commanding,  and  the  Charleston 
Light  Dragoons,  and  be  reviewed  by  the  Governors  of  South  Car- 
olina and  Connecticut.  The  afternoon  and  evening  will  be  de- 
voted to  excursions  and  sight-seeing  in  Charleston  Harbor  and 
city ;  and  the  steamer  will  leave  on  Monday  night  or  Tuesday 
morning  directly  for  point  of  embarkation.  This  opportunity 
granted  to  the  members  of  the  regiment  is  a  rare  one,  and  will 
prove  memorable  in  its  history. 

The  Governor,  Staff,  and  State  officials,  with  a  few  invited 
guests,  will  accompany  the  regiment.  The  time  necessary  to 
compass  the  trip  will  be  ten  or  eleven  days,  but  in  the  opinion  of 
the  committee  the  members  can  well  afford  to  make  the  needed 
sacrifice  of  time  and  effort  in  view  of  the  pleasures  and  advant- 
ages in  prospect.  The  military  and  citizens  of  Charleston  are 
enthusiastic  in  the  anticipation  of  a  visit  from  Connecticut  sol- 
diers, and  the  acquaintances  formed  and  courtesies  exchanged 
will  be  of  mutual  benefit.  The  Colonel  commanding  calls  upon 
the  members  to  respond  with  enthusiasm  to  the  demands  made 
upon  them  to  show  at  all  times  a  regiment  of  soldiers  and  gentle- 
men, and  thus  extend  the  fair  fame  of  our  commonwealth  and 
regiment.  The  Connecticut  National  Guard  has  a  reputation 
throughout  the  country  which  it  is  our  duty  and  pleasure  to  main- 
tain. The  commanding  officer  is  sanguine  that  the  confidence 
thus  felt  in  his  command  will  not  prove  misplaced.  The  com- 
mittee in  making  their  plans  have  been  governed  by  but  one  aim, 
to  make  such  arrangements  as  will  best  conduce  to  the  comfort 
and  enjoyment  of  the  enlisted  men.  Their  efforts,  it  is  hoped, 
will  be  appreciated.  A  trip  of  this  nature  and  duration  is  of 
necessity  accompanied  by  more  or  less  discomforts,  which  the 
Colonel  commanding  trusts  will  be  borne  in  a  soldierly  manner 
and  with  the  feeling  that  they  are  unavoidable. 

LUCIUS  A.  BARBOUR, 

Colonel  First  Regiment,  C.  N.  G. 
4 


26  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

But  an  immense  amount  of  hard  work  remained  to  be 
done  during  these  last  days  of  preparation,  and  very  few  can 
realize  the  amount  of  work  performed  by  the  members  of 
the  committee  of  arrangements,  in  completing  the  many 
details  consequent  upon  such  an  extended  trip  with  so  large 
a  body  of  men. 

Early  in  October,  the  officers'  overcoats  arrived ;  these 
were  of  dark  blue  cloth,  with  scarlet  lining,  and  exceedingly 
handsome.  Soon  after,  the  service  and  overcoat  chevrons 
arrived,  and  were  issued  to  those  entitled  to  them.  Special 
orders  No.  14  were  issued  from  the  Adjutant-General's 
Office,  South  Carolina,  granting  permission  for  the  First 
Regiment  to  enter  that  State  armed. 

Permission  was  also  granted  for  the  regiment  to  visit 
Fortress  Monroe,  Va.  Arrangements  were  made  for  horses 
to  be  sent  from  Baltimore  to  Yorktown,  for  the  use  of  the 
Field  and  Staff,  ten  in  all.  The  officers  feel  under  great 
obligation  to  H.  S.  Dawley,  Esq.,  of  Baltimore,  for  attend- 
ing to  this  matter  for  them,  and  for  other  services  rendered. 
Mr.  D.  was  formerly  a  merchant  of  Hartford,  and  a  member 
of  the  Hartford  City  Guard  in  1862. 

From  the  correspondence  which  passed  between  the  offi- 
cers of  the  South  Carolina  and  Connecticut  troops,  we  select 
this: 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REGIMENT  OF  RIFLES, 
FOURTH  BRIGADE  S.  C.  V.  T. 

CHARLESTON,  S.  C.,  Oct.  10,  1881. 
COL.  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR, 

Commanding  First  Regt.  C.  N.  G.  : 

Colonel, — I  beg  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  your  favors  of  4th 
and  6th  insts.,  conveying  the  pleasing  information  that  your  regi- 
ment would  visit  us  after  your  Yorktown  trip,  and  also  that  we 
shall  be  favored  with  the  company  of  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard 
of  New  Haven. 

Please  accept  for  yourself,  and  convey  to  the  Captain  of  the 
Guards,  the  assurance  that  we  shall  be  most  happy  to  welcome 


THE    DEPARTURE.  2/ 

you  all,  and  rest  satisfied  that,  whatever  else  we  may  fall  short  in, 
we  shall  not  fail  to  give  you  the  most  hearty  welcome. 

Yours  truly, 

W.  M.  BRUNS, 
Col.  Coring  Fourth  Brigade  S.  C.  V.  T. 

This  telegram  was  also  received  : 

CHARLESTON,  S.  C.,  Oct.  13,  1881. 
To  COL.  BARBOUR,  Coring  First  Regt. : 

The  City  Council  of  Charleston  are  pleased  to  learn  of  your 
intended  visit,  and  will,  in  conjunction  with  our  citizens  generally, 
do  everything  they  can  to  make  the  visit  of  your  command  pleas- 
ant. WM.  A.  COURTENAY,  Mayor. 


"  Sic  Transit  in  Gloria  Monday." 

The  long-expected  day  of  departure  had  arrived.  The 
clouds  of  Sunday,  which  at  night  had  caused  some  anxiety, 
for  fear  of  a  stormy  Monday,  had  passed  away.  The  morn- 
ing was  a  busy  one.  Scores  of  young  soldiers,  inexperienced 
in  the  art  of  war  and  sea-sickness,  were  busily  engaged  in 
purchasing  supplies  of  various  sorts,  such  as  thick  under- 
clothing, woolen  socks,  rubber  overcoats,  mittens,  and  such 
like,  to  guard  against  the  Charleston  climate,  and  cigars, 
fancy  soap,  quinine  pills,  and  cigarettes,  to  guard  against 
nausea  on  board  the  steamer. 

The  Quartermaster's  department  was  the  scene  of  bustling 
activity.  Quartermaster  Cheney  and  Quartermaster-Serg't 
Worthington  and  assistants  had  their  hands  full.  Load  after 
load  was  taken  to  the  baggage  cars,  which  had  been  run  on 
a  convenient  side  track. 

The  blue-and-scarlet  uniforms  began  to  appear  on  the 
streets,  and  by  noon  a  crowd  began  to  gather  at  the  depot. 


28  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

The  hour  of  departure  was  1.15  o'clock;  and  at  precisely 
i  o'clock  the  battalion  of  five  Hartford  companies,  A,  B, 
F,  H,  and  K,  marched  upon  the  depot  platform,  with  Colt's 
Band  playing  a  lively  air. 

The  battalion  had  marched  from  the  armory  by  way  of 
Main  and  Asylum  streets  amid  great  enthusiasm,  followed 
by  many  good  wishes,  for  the  cream  of  the  young  men  of 
Hartford  were  going  on  a  long  and,  as  some  believed,  on  a 
perilous  journey.  At  the  depot  a  great  crowd  had  congre- 
gated, composed  largely  of  relatives  and  friends  of  the  boys, 
to  bid  good-bye  and  to  take  one  more  fond  look  at  the  loved 
ones.  Co.  G,  from  South  Manchester,  were  already  in 
waiting ;  and,  after  but  a  few  moments'  delay,  the  battalion 
were  embarked,  accompanied  by  the  few  guests  from  Hart- 
ford. 

"All aboard!"  "Good-bye,"  "  Let  us  hear  soon  as  possible," 

"Don't  get  S k,"  etc.,  etc.,  followed  us  as  we  moved 

away  amid  cheers  and  waving  of  handkerchiefs. 

At  Berlin,  Cos.  D  and  E,  from  New  Britain,  and  our 
chaplain,  Rev.  J.  W.  Cooper,  joined  us,  and  the  First  Regi- 
ment was  complete.  Reaching  New  Haven  at  3.30,  the 
train  was  run  down  on  Canal  wharf,  to  within  about  twenty 
rods  of  the  "  Charleston,"  which  had  arrived  from  New  York 
several  hours  previously,  and  was  in  waiting  for  us. 

The  2d  Co.  G.  F.  G.  were  already  on  board  with  their 
baggage  and  stores  ;  and  soon  the  First  had  details  from  the 
various  companies  at  work  as  stevedores. 

There  was  a  large  amount  of  baggage  and  company  prop- 
erty to  unload,  after  which  it  was  run  down  several  rods  to  a 
point  near  the  steamer,  unloaded,  and  carried  up  a  steep 
gang-plank  to  the  deck. 

This  military  evolution,  which  is  not  laid  down  in  Upton's 
Tactics,  occupied  upwards  of  two  and  one-half  hours,  and 
very  wearisome  ones  for  those  detailed  as  baggage-smashers ; 
but  the  work  was  done  cheerfully  and  well,  and,  without 
doubt,  the  laborers  slept  the  sounder  for  it.  Certain  it  is, 
that  if  some  of  them  did  not  resign  that  night,  they  had 


THE    DEPARTURE.  29 

ample  opportunities  to  throw  up  their  positions  the  next  day, 
and — did  so. 

As  I  stood,  that  eventful  afternoon,  by  the  gangway,  and 
saw  the  baggage  and  traps  of  nearly  five  hundred  men,  with 
thirty  or  more  large  cases  containing  the  helmets,  blankets, 
haversacks,  canteens,  and  dress  uniforms  of  the  regiment, 
carried  on  board  by  details  of  men,  many  of  whom  were 
entirely  new  to  the  business — youths,  whose  hardest  average 
work  is  that  of  writing  or  counting  money  a  few  hours  per 
day,  the  only  lifting  that  enters  their  daily  life  being  that  of 
lifting  their  hats  to  young  ladies,  and  their  knowledge  of  car- 
rying being  the  carrying  of  a  light  cane  or  a  lighted  cigar- 
ette for  exercise — I  repeat,  when  I  saw  these  young  men 
tugging  and  sweating  to  get  the  goods  on  board,  my  heart 
almost  ached  for  them,  and,  in  a  moment  of  weakness,  I 
thought  of  offering  to  help  them  ;  but  I  refrained,  because  I 
had  received  no  orders  to  work;  and  I  thought  what  a 
blessed  thing  physical  culture  is,  and  did  the  most  sensible 
thing  I  could  do  under  the  circumstances — I  did  the  grunt- 
ing while  they  did  the  lifting.  I  did  it,  not  for  money,  not 
for  praise,  simply  from  good  will  and  a  desire  to  help  my  fel- 
low-soldiers. 

The  afternoon  wore  away,  and  so  did  the  skin  from  the 
hands  of  the  laborers.  The  Governor  and  Staff,  the  State 
officers,  and  the  guests  came  on  board  and  took  possession 
of  the  state-rooms  assigned  to  them  ;  the  companies  came 
on  board  at  intervals,  and  were  assigned  their  quarters  ;  the 
guard  from  Co.  F  were  placed  about  the  decks,  and  fine 
•  mist,  almost  rain,  fell  upon  and  around  us ;  and  evening  and 
the  time  of  our  departure  approached  at  about  the  same 
time. 

Just  before  Gov.  Bigelow  and  Staff  arrived,  Capt.  Morse 
marched  the  Governor's  Guard  from  the  steamer  to  the 
wharf,  formed  in  line  and  saluted  as  the  Governor  passed, 
which  courtesy  was  duly  acknowledged. 

At  just  about  6  o'clock,  everything  being  in  readiness, 
hurried  good-byes  were  said  to  the  few  friends  who  had  come 


3O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

to  see  us  off,  the  anchor  was  weighed  (I've  forgotten  its 
weight),  the  wheels  began  to  go  round,  and  we  had  at  last 
started  for  Yorktown,  as  we  supposed  ;  but  we  had  forgotten 
that  our  good  New  Haven  friends  sometimes  get  befogged  ; 
and  being  in  New  Haven  harbor  we  directly  were  obliged  to 
anchor  in  the  midst  of  a  fog  so  thick  that  steaks  might  have 
been  sliced  off  ready  for  our  breakfast,  and  a  moisture  fell 
upon  and  around  us,  like  dews  in  a  military  company ;  it 
was  something  we  should  have  been  glad  to  have  mist. 

Here  we  waited,  off  the  Light-house,  we  were  told,  for  the 
fog  to  lift,  all  of  which,  in  my  humble  opinion,  was  unneces- 
sary ;  for,  with  such  a  body  of  troops,  and  after  such  an 
experience  in  lifting,  a  few  strong,  determined  men  might 
have  been  detailed  from  Companies  F,  O,  G,  to  lift  the  fog, 
and,  if  told  to  do  it,  would  have  done  it. 

[Circular  No.  2.J 
HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REG'T,  C.  N.  G., 

ON  BOARD  STEAMER  CHARLESTON, 

NEW  HAVEN  HARBOR,  Oct.  17,  1881. 

For  the  purpose  of  serving  meals  to  this  command  with  the 
greatest  ease,  and  to  prevent  confusion,  the  following  routine  will 
be  strictly  observed  until  further  orders : 

The  command  is  divided  into  three  detachments,  the  first  con- 
sisting of  Cos.  F,  K,  and  G.  F.  G.,  second  of  Cos.  G,  A,  D,  and 
Band,  third  of  Cos.  B,  E,  and  H. 

At  the  first  meal  call,  viz.,  6.30  A.  M.,  12  M.,  and  4.30  P.  M.,  the 
first  detachment  will  fall  in  on  the  hurricane  deck,  and  march  by 
way  of  the  forward  gangway  to  the  tables. 

At  the  second  meal    call,  viz.,  7  A.  M.,  12.30  and  5  p.  M.,  the  ' 
second  detachment  will  proceed  as  above. 

At  the  third  meal  call,  viz.,  7.30  A.  M.,  i  and  5.30  p.  M.,  the 
third  detachment  will  observe  the  same  instructions. 

Company  commanders  are  charged  with  the  execution  of  the 
above  order,  and  each  command  will  be  accompanied  by  one  of 
its  commissioned  officers  at  all  meal  calls. 

By  order  of  COL.  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR, 

JOHN  K.  WILLIAMS, 

Captain  and  Adjutant. 


THAT    FIRST    MEAL.  3! 

There  was  considerable  confusion  and  much  grumbling 
about  the  evening  meal ;  but  such  things  are  inevitable  on 
such  occasions.  It  is  very  like  the  first  night  in  a  newly- 
occupied  house,  before  things  can  be  put  to  rights :  every- 
thing decidedly  mixed,  old  folks  tired,  children  crying  for 
food,  servants  cross,  and  much  discomfort  felt  by  everyone. 
At  such  a  time  one  must  be  thankful  for  anything  to  eat  and 
any  place  in  which  to  eat  it. 

On  this  occasion  there  was,  after  all,  a  good  deal  of  pleas- 
ure experienced  at  supper  by  the  members  of  the  companies 
— notwithstanding  the  fact  that  it  was  dark,  the  decks  damp 
and  slippery,  the  light  furnished  rather  dim,  and  all  hands 
somewhat  hungry — in  this  way :  if  one  reached  his  hand 
across  the  table,  and  endeavored  to  grab  a  handful  of  meat, 
and  happened  to  grab  a  handful  of  something  greasy,  there 
was  a  heap  of  fun  in  guessing  whether  the  article  secured  by 
the  grabber  was  butter,  oleomargarine,  or  hot  grease ;  or  if 
a  waiter  brought  a  pitcher  of  hot  coffee,  and  a  dozen  men 
tried  to  seize  the  pitcher,  whereby  all  the  liquid  beverage 
was  spilled  on  the  deck,  there  was  much  quiet  satisfaction 
felt  in  thinking  that  the  other  fellows  didn't  get  any  either. 

But  there  was  no  danger  of  starvation  ;  there  were  provi- 
sions enough,  but  the  trouble  was  in  serving  so  many  hun- 
gry men ;  and  of  hard-tack,  the  old  army  food,  there  was  an 
abundant  supply. 

The  guests  were  fairly  served  in  the  cabin  ;  and  as  several 
of  the  party  had  brought  along  private  stores,  for  just  such 
emergencies,  they  got  along  quite  comfortably.  Gov.  Bige- 
low  had  been  assigned  the  captain's  state-room,  just  back  of 
the  wheel-house,  where,  when  he  wished  it,  his  meals  were 
served.  The  Governor's  Staff,  State  officials,  and  a  few  of 
the  more  prominent  guests  occupied  the  upper  saloon,  while 
the  field,  staff,  and  line  officers  and  the  other  guests  occupied 
the  lower  cabin,  where  also  the  meals  were  served. 

The  hospital  department,  under  the  supervision  of  the 
surgeons  and  Hospital-Steward  Newton,  was  just  by  the 
foot  of  the  cabin  stairs ;  the  regiment  and  the  2d  Co. 


32  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

G.  F.  G.  inhabited  the  basement ;  the  whist-players  took 
possession  of  the  euchre  deck  ;  and  in  one  way  and  another 
all  were  disposed  of  and  provided  for  excepting  the  Barnacle, 
who  slept  and  boarded  around. 

The  Historian  had  the  misfortune  to  be  assigned  to  state- 
room No.  10,  with  the  Poet,  my  original  pair  having  been 
with  the  President  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Hartford,  and  I 
had  built  strong  hopes  of  receiving  much  benefit  from  the 
companionship  ;  but  the  Poet  begged  so  hard  for  me  to  take 
up  my  quarters  with  him,  whispering  in  my  ear  that  he 
wasn't  much  of  a  sailor,  and  needed  an  old  salt  (some  old 
salts  would  have  been  better)  to  encourage  him,  that  he  had 
great  confidence  in  my  nautical  knowledge,  and -all  that  sort 
of  taffy,  that,  out  of  pity,  I  gave  up  my  pleasant  berth  and 
companionship  to  the  military  professor  from  Cornell  Uni- 
versity, and  cast  my  lot  with  the  Poet.  (Afterward,  when  I 
was  called  upon  to  assist  in  the  poem,  I  saw  through  the 
whole  scheme.)  And  here  allow  me  to  say,  that  having,  dur- 
ing the  past  ten  years,  sailed  the  entire  length  of  the  coast 
from  Booth  Bay,  in  Maine,  to  Chesapeake  Bay,  on  various 
fishing  and  pleasure  trips,  my  nautical  experience  was  not 
fresh  ;  and  this  will  fully  account  for  my  thorough  knowledge 
of  ships  and  nautical  phrases. 

It  was  extremely  amusing  to  some  of  us  to  hear  the  green- 
horns and  land-lubbers  endeavor  to  act  and  speak  as  though 
familiar  with  such  things,  men  who  actually  did  not  know  the 
difference  between  the  up-stairs  hatchway  and  the  jib  gang- 
way, or  between  the — the — cabin  fok'sl  and  the  scupper 
'midships. 

Before  leaving  the  dock,  a  party  of  us  visited  the  bed- 
rooms assigned  the  various  companies  in  the  basement,  and 
found  that,  while  the  sleeping  arrangements  were  somewhat 
crowded,  yet  everything  looked  neat,  fresh,  and  clean — a 
parlor  compared  to  what  our  soldiers  had  to  put  up  with  dur- 
ing the  war.  In  case  of  a  storm,  it  would  not  be  so  pleas- 
ant ;  but  in  fair  weather  it  would  do  very  well. 


INSTRUCTIONS.  33 

[Circular  No.  3.] 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REG'T,  C.  N.  G. 
ON  BOARD  STEAMER  FOR  YORK/TOWN,  Oct.  17,  1881. 

Instructions  for  officer  of  the  day  :  The  hurricane  deck,  star- 
board side,  to  be  kept  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  Governor, 
Staff,  invited  guests,  and  commissioned  officers.  Sentinels  should 
be  instructed  to  enforce  this  order. 

The  following  posts  are  established  : 

No.  i  at  forward  hatch  on  main  deck. 

Nos.  2   and  3  amidships,  near  engine-room  on  berth  deck. 

No.  4  near  the  after-hatch  on  the  berth  deck. 

No.  5  on  the  hurricane  deck  at  the  after-hatch. 

Nos.  6  and  7  on  hurricane  deck. 

Nos.  8  and  9  in  after  hole  in  front  of  saloon. 

One  orderly  of  soldierly  qualities  report  daily  to  the  colonel. 

Sentinels  will  be  relieved  every  two  hours. 

Officers  of  the  day  and  guard  are  charged  with  the  responsi- 
bility and  care  of  the  lights  and  lanterns  on  the  berth  deck,  and 
not  to  allow  their  removal  from  the  designated  places  except  by 
their  orders. 

All  smoking  on  the  berth  deck  to  be  strictly  prohibited ;  and 
sentinels  will  be  held  responsible  for  enforcement  of  this  order. 

Officers  of  the  day  will  make  frequent  inspections  of  all  parts 
of  the  berth  deck,  to  insure  perfect  cleanliness,  and  report  any 
neglect  of  companies  to  their  captain,  be  responsible  for  proper 
soundings  of  routine  calls  at  ship's  time.  Opening  and  closing 
of  side  ports  to  be  under  sole  charge  of  the  guard. 

Old  and  new  officers  of  the  day  will  report  to  the  commanding 
officer  for  instructions  immediately  after  guard  mounting. 

Sentinels  will  not  permit  men  to  enter  ship's  boats  or  rigging ; 
and  at  meal  times  one  sentinel  will  be  posted  at  either  end,  on  the 
tables  on  both  sides  of  the  ship,  and  prevent  no  access  to  the 
tables  during  meal  times,  except  in  pursuance  of  orders  concern- 
ing meals.  Sentinels  to  be  posted  with  side  arms  only. 

In  case  of  fire  the  entire  guard  will  immediately  fall  in  and  be 
charged  with  handling  it,  reporting  the  fact  immediately  to  the 
commanding  officer. 

By  order  of  COL.  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR, 

JOHN  K.  WILLIAMS, 
5  Captain  and  Adjutant. 


34  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

FOR  BULLETIN. 
DAILY    ROUTINE. 

Reveille,  6  A.  M. 

Breakfast,  first  call,  6.30  A.  M.  ;  second  call,  7  A.  M.  ;  third  call, 
7.30  A.  M. 

Surgeon's  call,  8  A.  M. 

Guard  mounting,  with  side  arms,  9  A.  M. 

Band  Concert,  n  A.  M.  to  12  M. 

Dinner,  first  call,  12  M.  ;  second  call  12.30  P.  M.  ;  third  call,  i 
p.  M. 

Band  Concert,  3  to  4  P.  M. 

Supper,  first  call,  4.30  P.  M.  ;  second  call,  5  p.  M.  ;  third  call, 
5.30  P.  M. 

Tattoo,  10  P.  M. 

Taps,  10.30  P.  M. 

The  regiment  had  the  run  of  the  whole  ship,  excepting 
the  cabins  and  state-rooms  and  the — the — piazza  on  the 
right-hand  side  of  the  ship,  from  the  front  to  the  back  stoop, 
all  of  which  was  reserved  for  the  Governor  and  guests,  as 
well  as  the  officers.  All  the  rest,  the  basement-story,  the 
sub-cellar,  the  piazza,  on  the  left-hand  side,  the  front  and 
back  stoops,  the  roofs — in  fact,  nearly  everything,  was  for 
the  use  of  the  soldiers,  who  were  always  courteous  and  oblig- 
ing, never  refusing  to  let  Gov.  Eigelow  or  any  of  his  party 
come  on  their  territory,  and  always,  even  when  they  filled 
the  wheel-house,  allowing  the  pilot  or  Capt.  Reynolds  to 
come  in  and  navigate  the  steamer. 

The  steward's  room  on  deck  was  monopolized  entirely,  by 
members  of  F  and  K,  day  and  night,  and  a  lively  party  it 
was.  The  crowded  condition  of  the  decks,  the  fog  and 
dampness,  together  with  the  general  newness  of  things,  pre- 
vented a  very  enjoyable  evening  among  the  troops,  who 
retired,  feeling  decidedly  down  in  the  mouth — of  New  Haven 
Harbor.  After  the  supper  in  the  cabin,  which  was  served 
at  about  seven  o'clock,  the  guests'  badges  were  distributed  ; 
these  were  elegantly  gotten  up  on  old  gold  silk,  printed  in 
black,  with  a  border  of  gold  braid  at  the  top,  and  heavy  gold 
fringe  at  the  bottom,  the  inscription  being  ; 


MONDAY  EVENING.  35 

IST  REGIMENT, 
(Regimental  coat  of  arms.) 

C.  N.  G. 
YORKTOWN   CENTENNIAL 

AND 

CHARLESTON,  S.  C. 

OCTOBER,  1881. 

GUEST. 

These  were  greatly  prized  on  account  of  their  elegance,  as 
well  as  of  the  occasion.  The  providing  these  badges  was 
very  thoughtful  on  the  part  of  the  committee,  for  it  was  very 
necessary  to  have  something  to  distinguish  the  guests  from 
the  crew. 

During  the  evening  those  who  did  not  care  to  amuse  them- 
selves by  looking  at  the  Light-house  at  the  entrance  to  New 
Haven  Harbor  either  did  something  else,  or  played  whist, 
or  gathered  in  little  groups  of  old  acquaintances,  and  talked, 
while  the  Editor- Poet  wrote  a  hasty  letter  to  his  paper. 

A  majority  of  those  on  board  retired  early,  hoping  that  by 
daylight  we  should  be  off  Montauk  Point  at  least ;  but  while 
quietness  reigned  for  the  most  part,  and  the  larger  part  of 
those  in  the  lower  cabin  were  wrapped  in  blankets  and  slum- 
bers, a  gang  headed  by  a  grey-haired  guest,  who  could  or 
would  not  be  put  down,  performed  the  opera  of  the  "Mascot" 
in  the  cabin,  interspersed  with  levity  and  loud  laughter, 
whereby  many  were  for  a  long  time  deprived  of  necessary 
sleep,  and  a  bad  and  demoralizing  example  set  to  the  young 
men  who  were  on  guard  at  the  entrance. 

It  was  an  outrageous  affair,  and  received  the  disapproval 
which  it  merited.  It  certainly  seems  very  strange  that  men 
with  grey  hair  and  long  grey  whiskers  will  be  so  frivolous 
while  away  from  home. 

I  had  a  long  and  earnest  talk  on  the  subject  with  the  Poet 
on  our — I  mean  his  return  to  our  state-room,  called  his  atten- 
tion to  the  hour  (2  A.  M.),  reminded  him  of  the  example  he 
was  setting  to  those  of  us  who  were  younger  than  he,  of  how 


36  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

he  was  looked  up  to  at  home,  and  in  various  ways  endeav- 
ored to  cause  him  to  feel  the  enormity  of  his  conduct,  which 
kindly  and  well-meant  advice  only  elicited  the  remark,  in  a 
tone  of  voice  which  might  have  been  heard  on  shore,  "  SHUT 
UP  ! "  and  this  was  repeated  at  intervals  of  thirty  seconds, 
for  nearly  half  an  hour.  Of  the  doings  in  other  parts  of  the 
steamer  I  have  no  accurate  knowledge,  but  have  it  from 
good  authority  that  a  well-known  member  of  the  regiment, 
who  had  gone  on  the  trip  with  a  rather  faint  heart  and  the 
fear  of  shipwreck,  slept  that  night  in  New  Haven  Harbor 
with  a  life  preserver  securely  fastened  to  his  body  ;  it  proved 
effectual,  for  he  was  alive  the  next  morning. 
Those  who  accompanied  the  troops  were — 

His  Excellency  HOBART  B.  BIGELOW,  Governor. 
Gen.  George  M.  Harmon,  Adjutant-General. 
"     Alexander  Harbison,  Quartermaster-General. 
"     James  G.  Gregory,  Surgeon-General. 
"     George  H.  Ford,  Commissary-General. 
"     Frederick  E.  Camp,  Paymaster-General. 

Col.  William  E.  Barrows, 

"     William  B.  Rudd, 

,-,     i      «-n        11         r  Aids  to  Governor  Bigelow. 
Charles  C.  Russell, 

"     Albert  H.  Kellam, 

Col.  Simeon  J.  Fox,  Assistant  Adjutant-General. 
Morris  F.  Tyler,  Esq.,  Executive  Secretary. 
Lt.-Gov.  William  H.  Bulkeley. 
Sec'y  of  State  Charles  E.  Searls. 
Comptroller  W.  T.  Batcheller. 
Ex-Gov.  Marshall  Jewell,  Hartford. 
Mayor  Morgan  G.  Bulkeley,  Hartford. 
Hon.  N.  D.  Sperry,  New  Haven. 
Judge  Lynde  Harrison,  New  Haven. 
Hon.  William  A.  Lewis,  M.D.,  Plainfield. 
Col.  Charles  A.  Jewell,  Hartford. 
Col.  John  B.  Clapp,  Hartford. 
Lt.-Col.  L.  L.  Morgan,  New  Haven. 


HON.    HOBART    B.    BIGELOW, 

GOVERNOR    OF    CONNECTICUT. 


NUMBER    ON    BOARD.  37 

Maj.  David  M.  Read,  Bridgeport. 

Maj.  James  B.  Burbank,  U.  S.  A.,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Capt.  Stiles  T.  Stanton,  Stonington. 

Joseph  L.  Barbour,  Esq.,  Hartford. 

Stephen  A.  Hubbard,  Esq.,  Hartford. 

Henry  T.  Sperry,  Esq.,  Hartford. 

Historian  J.  G.  Rathbun,  Hartford. 

In  addition  to  these,  there  were  a  few  others  invited,  and 
expected,  but  were  for  various  reasons  prevented  from  going. 
Of  those  above  mentioned,  Col.  Barrows  and  Mayor  Bulkeley 
joined  us  at  Charleston  on  Sunday  ;  Lieut.-Gov.  Bulkeley, 
Col.  Fox,  and  S.  A.  Hubbard  at  Yorktown,  and  accompanied 
the  party  to  Charleston  by  sea ;  while  Dr.  Lewis  was  obliged 
to  leave  at  Yorktown,  and  Col.  Clapp  and  Maj.  Burbank  at 
Fort  Monroe,  both  being  recalled  by  business  requirements. 
Two  or  three  others,  who  met  us  at  Yorktown,  accompanied 
the  party  to  Fort  Monroe,  as  will  appear  further  on. 

In  addition  to  those  mentioned  as  guests,  there  were  a 
few  other  civilians,  as  follows :  Charles  G.  Day,  Esq.,  of 
Hartford,  the  special  guest  of  Col.  Barbour,  and  Regimental 
Clerk,  E.  W.  Baldwin,  Esq.,  of  the  New  Haven  "Journal  and 
Courier,"  the  guest  of  the  G.  F.  G.,  Ex-Alderman  James 
Burns  of  Hartford,  the  guest  of  Co.  B,  Brevet  Maj.  Thomas 
Longdon  and  Capt.  White's  young  son,  the  guests  of  Co.  F, 
Al.  Spencer,  of  South  Manchester,  assisting  in  the  Quarter- 
master's department. 

The  number,  therefore,  on  board  was  as  follows,  taking 
the  Adjutant's  report  on  the  morning  of  the  i8th  as  to  the 
strength  of  the  regiment :  Field  and  Staff  10,  Non-Com- 
missioned  Staff  6,  Co.  A  54,  B  56,  D  57,  E  62,  F  53,  G  49, 
H  50,  K  54,  Band,  not  including  several  extra  musicians,  20. 
Total  about  475. 

The  2d  Co.  G.  F.  G.,  with  Drum  Corps,  60.  Governor 
and  guests  3 1 ;  Capt.  Sluyter  and  corps  of  cooks,  waiters,  etc., 
29 ;  scattering,  including  a  couple  of  tonsorial  artists  from 
Hartford,  servants,  and  others,  6.  Total  about  600,  to  which 
add'  the  total  strength  of  those  employed  on  the  steamer, 


38  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

said  to  be  38,  and  we  have  the  number  on  board,  upwards 
of  630. 

Some  one  asked  First-mate  Hanscomb,  a  gruff  old  sea- 
dog,  how  many  the  crew  numbered.  "  Eighteen,"  was  the 
answer.  "  How  do  you  make  that  out  ?  I  haven't  seen  over 
half  a  dozen."  "  Well,"  said  the  mate,  "  I'm  twelve,  and 
there's  six  others,"  and  that  was  about  right,  for  only  one  of 
the  "  six  others "  appeared  to  have  ever  seen  salt  water 
before,  in  fact,  any  water.  I  had  it  from  good  authority  that 
on  one  occasion  one  of  the  crew  was  ordered  to  cast  the  lead, 
off  Hatteras,  I  think,  and  not  having  been  ordered  to  hold 
on  the  end  of  the  line,  or  to  fasten  it,  he  did  cast  the  whole 
overboard,  lead,  line  and  all.  But  this  will  be  enlarged  upon 
in  due  time.  He  evidently  believed  in  casting  his  lines  in 
pleasant  places.  We  remained  anchored  near  Southwest 
Ledge  light  all  night.  The  pilot  came  aboard  about  I  o'clock, 
when  his  assistant  was  sent  to  the  shore  at  East  Haven  with 
one  of  the  two  stowaways  found  on  board.  Upon  returning  the 
boat  was  not  fastened  securely,  and  went  adrift,  which  caused 
another  delay,  for  the  ship's  boat  was  obliged  to  take  the 
pilot  ashore. 

Of  these  things  most  of  the  party  were  happily  ignorant, 
and  slept  for  the  most  part  soundly  and  well,  refreshing  their 
bodies  for  the  coming  day's  experiences. 


SICKER    TRANSIT    INGLORIOUS   TUESDAY, 
OCTOBER  i8xH. 

Instead  of  being  well  out  to  sea  at  daylight,  as  we  expected, 
we  found,  upon  rising,  that  we  had  been  obliged  to  remain 
off  New  Haven  harbor  until  6  o'clock,  and  were  now  headed 
for  Montauk  Point,  the  Captain  having  received  orders  to 
take  that  route,  instead,  as  many  expected,  through  Hell 
Gate  and  down  New  York  harbor,  which  was  a  disappoint- 
ment. 

Had  we  done  so,  the  Captain  would  have  been  familiar 
with  the  route  (having  been  a  long  while  on  the  New  York 
and  Vera  Cruz  line).  Those  on  board  would  have  had  a 
delightful  sail  through  the  Sound,  down  East  River,  past 
New  York  city,  and  what  would  have  been  a  pleasure  to  all 
of  us,  a  trip  down  the  Bay  and  out  past  Sandy  Hook. 

In  all  probability  a  much  less  number  would  have  paid 
tribute  to  old  Neptune,  and  we  should  have  reached  York- 
town  Wednesday  p.  M. 

The  daily  routine  was  begun  by  reveille  at  6  A.  M.,  fol- 
lowed by  breakfast  calls  at  6.30,  7,  and  7.30,  at  which  there 
was  some  confusion,  as  might  be  expected  among  so  many 
impatient  and  hungry  men,  for  some  had  gone  to  bed  hungry 
the  previous  night.  The  same  trouble  exists  in  camp,  and 
wherever  large  bodies  of  men  are  served  in  detachments,  and 
this  was  no  exception. 

A  very  few  responded  to  surgeon's  call  at  8  o'clock,  a  post- 
ponement being  had  to  a  later  hour,  when  there  was  a  con- 
tinual surgeon's  call. 

The  sail  through  the  Sound  was  a  warm  and  pleasant  one, 
enjoyed  apparently  by  all,  until  Montauk  was  rounded  at  about 
1 1  o'clock,  from  which  point  the  course  was  direct  for  the 
coast  of  Delaware.  Montauk  Point  consists  of  a  high  bluff 


4O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

jutting  out  into  the  ocean  on  three  sides,  it  being  the  east- 
ernmost point  of  Long  Island.  The  Light-house  is  said  to 
have  been  erected  in  1795.  It  is  not  certain  how  the  name 
originated,  but  as  far  as  the  Historian  has  been  able  to  learn 
about  on  this  wise :  When  Hendrick  Hudson  was  heading 
westward,  trying  to  discover  the  Hudson  River,  somebody  on 
board  ship  saw  a  long  island  with  a  high,  sharp  point  sticking 
out  into  the  ocean ;  upon  it,  some  Indians  eating  a  meal. 
An  old  Scotchman  on  board,  hearing  some  one  wondering 
what  meal  it  was  remarked,  "  Hear  the  mpn  talk, — of  coorse 
it's  Indian  meal."  And  ever  since  it  has  been  called  Mon- 
tauk. 

Guards  were  posted  at  9  A.  M.,  Company  A  (Germania 
Guard)  being  on  duty  for  the  day ;  but  with  all  their  vigil- 
ance they  could  not  guard  against  the  marine  malaria,  for 
along  toward  noon  there  was  something  amiss  somewhere ; 
the  salt  air  was  too  tonic,  or  else  the  Germanias  were  Teu- 
tonic, for  great  uneasiness  began  to  be  apparent  among  the 
men  of  the  regiment,  as  well  as  the  other  troops. 

A  great  many  had  been  busy  in  the  basement,  putting 
things  to  rights, — tidying  up  the  rooms  and  making  them 
more  attractive, — dusting  the  furniture,  fastening  up  brack- 
ets for  vases  and  pieces  of  statuary,  hanging  pictures,  put- 
ting knobs  on  the  doors  of  their  berths,  castors  on  the  bed- 
steads, brass  rods  on  the  front  stairs, — putting  Dr.  Gage's 
patent  window  fasteners  on  the  windows  to  keep  out  bur- 
glars, and  rubbing  hot  grease  on  the  gangways  ;  but,  for  some 
reason,  most  of  them  came  on  deck,  and  soon  wished  they 
had  staid  below,  while  others  who  had  been  on  deck  went 
below,  and  directly  wished  they  had  remained  up-stairs.  It 
is  very  strange  that  it  is  so  very  difficult  to  suit  a  large  body 
of  people  at  such  a  time. 

This  uneasiness  was  manifested  not  because  of  danger; 
oh  no  !  people  do  not  lose  their  lives  at  such  a  time.  They 
may  lose  control  of  their  feelings,  or  lose  confidence,  or  lose 
color,  but  they  don't  die. 

And  here  let  me  say  that  in  the  following  description  of 


MARINE    MALARIA.  41 

marine  malaria  or  nausea,  otherwise  known  as  S s,  I 

have  to  some  extent  copied  from  a  letter  written  by  myself  in 
1873,  descriptive  of  an  experience  with  the  old  Piscatorius 
Club,  in  the  same  locality. 

This  is  a  very  peculiar  complaint ;  it  comes,  it  seizes,  it 
conquers,  it  attacks  old  and  young,  rich  and  poor,  fat  and 
lean,  officer  and  private,  large  and  small,  the  healthy  and 
invalid,  black  and  white, — all  have  the  upheavings  of  a  guilty 
conscience.  By  diligent  inquiry  and  quiet  observation,  I 
have  learned  that  in  the  first  stages  the  victim  has  a  feeling 
of  goneness  in  the  bowelary  region,  a  pukuliar  sensation,  a 
sort  of  swimming  in  the  head,  a  confusion  of  ideas,  a  feeling 
of  indignation,  with  a  constant  desire  to  swallow  it,  and  a 
state  of  rebellion  (or  something  similar)  stirred  within  him. 

He  isn't  sick — or  says  he  isn't, — but  has  eaten  something 
which  disagrees  with  him, — perhaps  is  a  little  bilious  ;  is 
always  subject  to  headache  at  such  times ;  thinks  he  will  go 
on  deck  and  inhale  the  bracing  sea  air.  "Cigar?"  "No, 
thank  you,  I  don't  care  to  smoke  now  ;  I've  sworn  off  for  a 
day  or  two." 

Scene  2d.  Here  we  are  on  deck,  contemplating  the 
mighty  handiwork  of  our  Maker,  and  enjoying  the  magnifi- 
cent panorama  spread  before  and  around  us,  when  there  sud- 
denly appears  to  our  startled  vision  the  form  of  a  being  of 
utterly  utter  wretchedness,  with  a  forlorn  appearance,  a  white 
face,  lips  tightly  compressed,  corners  drawn  down  like  unto 
a  new  moon,  the  light  nearly  gone  from  the  once  bright  eyes, 
great  drops  of  perspiration  hanging  from  his  brow  like  drops 
of  dew  on  a  sun-flower,  fingers  clutching  the  air,  one  leg  of 
his  trousers  on,  the  starboard  suspender  unfastened,  the  other 
dangling,  each  particular  hair  standing  on  end  like  quills  on 
a  fretful  porcupine,  a  living  and  limp  illustration  of  the  well- 
known  song,  "  No  one  to  love,  no  one  to  caress." 

This  forlorn-looking  being,  which,  in  this  particular  in- 
stance, is  neither  the  unknown  or  the  prosecuting  attorney, 
but  one  of  the  regiment,  is  easily  identified  by  the  "  F  "  on 
his  cap.  He  staggers  across  the  deck  with  legs  twisted  like 
6 


42  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

a  whip-lash,  reaches  the  side  of  the  ship,  knows  by  instinct 
that  he  has  at  last  found  a  "  rail  "  friend  upon  which  to  lean, 
bows  his  head  in  abject  misery,  wonders  what  the  "  wild 
waves  are  saying  "  ;  and  soon  all  is  up  with  him,  or,  at  least, 
the  first  heat  is  over. 

Oh  !  what  misery,  what  a  sense  of  goneness,  what  a  long- 
ing for  home,  what  a  yielding  up  of  what  one  (or  five  hun- 
dred) holds  dear,  what  a  determination  to  hold  fast  that  which 
was  good,  but  without  avail !  'Twas  a  retched  time,  and,  in 
the  words  of  one  of  Watts'  hymns,  many  "  were  weary  of  a 
retched  life." 

But,  amid  the  general  tip-heaving  and  heaviness  of  heart, 
there  was  a  gleam  of  sunshine;  for  it  was  a  pleasure  for 
those  of  us  who  had  escaped  the  epidemic  to  be  able  to 
assist  those  who  had  fallen  by  the  wayside. 

There  is  one  feature  of  this  marine  nausea  which,  to  the 
writer,  has  always  seemed  strange  :  If  an  epidemic  is  raging 
in  a  community,  and  one  friend  after  another  is  stricken 
down,  there  is  no  wide-spread  manifestation  of  pleasure,  no 
outburst  of  glee,  no  fiendish  joy,  no  wilde,  aesthetic  superflu- 
ity of  thingness,  as  it  were.  Everyone  not  afflicted  feels 
sorry,  and  appears  desirous  of  offering  consolation;  but, 
somehow,  it  seems  a  different  kind  of  consolation  from  that 

shown  in  s s,  the  victim  in  one  case  feeling  that  he 

has  something  to  live  for  in  this  world;  in  the  other,  there 
is  a  feeling  that  the  would-be  friend  and  helper  is  secretly 
rejoicing  in  the  calamity. 

It  is  all  right'  to  lean  over  the  rail  of  a  ship  and  watch  a 
school  of  porpoises  disport  themselves  in  the  water,  and  hear 
the  exclamations  from  lookers-on  :  "  There's  another,"  "  There 
go  a  couple  more,"  and  similar  expressions ;  but  when  a 
crowd  of  companions  and  friends  are  leaning  over  the  rail, 
and  are  not  particularly  interested  in  porpoises,  and  some 
professed  friends  are  heard  to  exclaim,  in  joyous,  happy  tones, 
"Look  there!"  "There's  another !"  referring  to  men  and 
brothers-in-arms,  instead  of  porpoises,  there  is  something 
inexpressibly  sad  about  it ;  and  when  poor,  limp  humanity  is 


s s.  43 

cowering  in  a  corner,  with  a  disturbed  conscience — if  it  is 
situated  in  that  region — his  features  distorted  with  suffering, 
his  clothes  disordered,  liver-pad  out  of  place,  a  general  feel- 
ing of  demoralization  about  him,  and  softly  murmuring, 
"  Mother,  is  the  battle  o'er  ? " — it  is,  I  repeat,  exasperating  to 
see  a  friend,  who,  perhaps,  has  fortunately  escaped  the  blast, 
strutting  about  the  deck,  singing  with  emphasis  : 

"  Oh  !  why  should  the  spirit  of  mortal  be  proud  ? " 

Or  to  hear  a  chorus  of  voices  singing  : 

He's  a  Connecticut  First  young  man, 
An  Asylum  Hill  young  man  ; 
He's  in  the  insurance, 
But  without  much  endurance — 
A  Company  K  young  man. 

A  terribly  sea-sick  young  man, 

A  don't-want-any-dinner  young  man, 

He  has  all  our  pities, 

For  he  belongs  to  the  Citys — 

A  want-to-go-home  young  man. 

(As  the  verses  in  this  little  ballad  number  half-a-score,  it 
was  thought  best  to  omit  the  others.) 

The  exact  number  of  those  affected  by  the  motion  of  the 
steamer,  as  we  were  off  and  past  Montauk,  I  cannot  give. 
Suffice  it  to  say,  that  there  were  many,  very  many,  who 
wished  themselves  in  the  region  where  thought  is  not. 

The  readers  of  this  history  must  excuse  the  foregoing 

tedious  description  of  s s  ;  but  it  was,  most  certainly, 

a  most  prominent  feature  of  the  day's  amusements.  The 
boisterous  fun  of  the  previous  evening  had  disappeared  ;  in 
place  of  it  there  was  a  subdued  quietness,  broken,  at  inter- 
vals, by  sounds  which  it  is  not  necessary  to  describe  in  these 
pages ;  and  yet,  with  few  exceptions,  none  were  harmed  by 
the  little  unpleasantness. 

In  all  probability,  a  large  proportion  of  those  in  the  party 
would  have  been  affected  had  they  been  on  the  finest  and 
staunchest  steamer  afloat ;  and  yet  many  laid  all  the  blame 
on  the  "Charleston." 

From  my  own  experience,  I  know  that  Montauk  can  dou- 


44  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

ble-discount  Point  Judith  in  the  matter  of  internal  commo- 
tion. 

The  regimental  surgeons  and  hospital  steward  (such  as 
were  well)  did  a  thriving  business ;  and  many  were  the  doses 
taken  in  the  hope  of  getting  relief.  But  it  is  very  difficult 
to  find  a  sure  preventive  of  this  mysterious  complaint. 

The  Historian,  however,  by  watching  closely,  discovered  a 
sure  remedy.  We  were  honored  by  the  presence  of  a  Gov- 
ernor and  ex-Governor  of  Connecticut,  who  kept  right  along 
in  the  even  tenor  of  their  way,  eating,  smoking,  and  enjoy- 
ing themselves,  as  at  any  other  time ;  and  it  is  undoubtedly 
true  of  these  two  gentlemen  that,  when  they  stated  that  they 
had  not  been  affected  by  the  motion  of  the  vessel,  they  told 
the  truth  ;  and  the  remedy  spoken  of  is  this : 

Remedy  for  sea  s. 

ty     Have  plenty  of  money  and  avoirdupois,  be  a  Governor  of 
Connecticut,  and  be  good,  and  you  will  never  be  seasick  on  water. 
(For 'sale  by  all  respectable  druggists.) 

This  is  much  better  than  the  remedy  recommended  by 
Burdette,  of  the  "Hawkeye,"  which  is,  to  leave  your  stomach 
on  shore. 

We  had  a  regimental  barber  on  board,  the  well-known  H. 
Spiller,  who  had  served  in  the  same  capacity  with  the  First 
Regiment  in  the  days  of  the  old  encampments  in  the  North 
Meadows,  nearly  a  score  of  years  ago.  He  had  his  chair 
and  other  conveniences  on  board,  and  on  this  memorable 
morning  took  them  on  deck  and  got  ready  for  business.  He 
shaved  one  officer  (Col.  B.),  but  his  face  was  so  long,  and  it 
took  so  much  time  to  go  over  it,  Spiller  at  once  concluded 
that  he  could  not  afford  to  shave  many  more  at  the  estab- 
lished price,  therefore  shut  up  shop  for  that  day.  In  justice 
to  Col.  B.  I  will  say  that  his  explanation  is,  that  as  all  the 
rest  on  board  were  sick  Spiller  wouldn't  have  had  any  more 
business  anyway. 

The  "  Daily  Routine  "  ordered  daily  band  concerts  from 
ii  to  12,  and  from  3  to  4,  but  on  this  eventful  Tuesday  the 


THE    DISABLED.  45 

band  could  not  trust  itself  to  play ;  the  snare  drum,  the  bass 
drum,  the  assistant  bass  drum,  and  the  cymbals  were  all 
right,  but  those  who  use  their  mouths  and  do  the  blowing 
could  not  or  dare  not  trust  themselves  to  exercise  the  mus- 
cles of  their  face  in  letting  out  wind,  for  it  is  exceedingly 
difficult  to  cleanse  the  inside  of  a  brass  instrument ;  therefore 
we  were  obliged  to  dispense  with  that  sort  of  music  for  that 
day. 

At  both  dinner  and  supper  the  seats  at  the  table  were  not 
all  occupied,  which  allowed  more  elbow-room  for  the  rest  of 
us  ;  in  fact  quite  a  large  number  would  have  been  satisfied  to 
have  dined  or  supped  on  the  fragrance  of  a  lily  or  sunflower, 
or  even  a  Wilde  flower. 

The  members  of  the  Medical  Staff,  or  Avery  one  who  was 
not  disabled,  were  very  busy  giving  advice,  and  other  suit- 
able remedies,  comforting  the  afflicted  and  assuring  the 
unhappy  ones  that  they  would  surely  feel  better  after  getting 
over  it. 

And  still  we  steamed  along  against  a  head  wind,  out  of 
sight  of  land,  heading  so' west  by  west,  the  steamer  pitching 
and  rolling  with  that  peculiar  corkscrew  motion  which  is  so 
very  disagreeable  (there  are  times,  and  there  were  occasions 
on  this  trip,  when  a  corkscrew  motion  was  not  disagreeable, 
but  this  was  slightly  different). 

The  evening  approached,  supper  calls  were  sounded,  but 
comparatively  few  cared  whether  they  ate  or  not;  voices 
were  hushed,  whist  parties  were  not  numerous,  the  usual 
group  on  the  front  piazza  was  considerably  thinned  out,  for 
the  pitching  didn't  agree  with  them.  The  Governor  of  South 
Carolina  cared  but  little  whether  he  met  the  Governor  of 
North  Carolina  or  not,  unless  over  a  bottle  of  Apollinaris 
water,  and  there  was  little  inclination  to  converse  or  smoke. 
For  the  reason  that  the  Historian  had  so  much  to  look  after, 
and  because  the  exertion  made  to  ascertain  how  the  poor 
fellows  among  the  guests  who  were  not  accustomed  to  the 
sea  were  prospering  had  made  him  fatigued,  he  thought  it 
best  to  lie  down  awhile,  and  console  the  Poet,  who  was  rest- 


46  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

ing  in  the  upper  berth,  and  therefore  cannot  vouch  for  the 
condition  of  the  officers  of  the  regiment ;  it  was  reported, 
however,  that  the  Lieutenant-Colonel  was  proof  against  the 
epidemic,  but  that  the  Major  part  felt  uncomfortable  ;  indeed 
it  was  stated  on  what  appeared  to  be  good  authority  that  the 
mal  de  mer,  in  that  case,  began  at  the  wharf  in  New  Haven ; 
it  is  also  stated  that,  although  the  regiment  never  fired  so 
well  by  file  at  any  previous  trials,  the  I.  T.  P.  had  no  time 
to  inspect  any  shots  but  his  own.  Tattoo  was  sounded  at 
10,  and  Taps  at  10.30  P.  M.,  but  it  was  scarcely  necessary  to 
urge  the  men  to  retire,  for  they  had  been  of  a  retiring  dis- 
position all  day,  and  so,  at  about  the  usual  hour,  arrived 


WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  19x11. 

"Aye,  aye,  me  laddie  !" 

It  must  have  been  about  an  hour  after  Tuesday  had  de- 
parted when  the  Poet,  in  his  attempts  to  climb  into  the 
upper  berth,  awakened  the  Historian,  who  seeing  the  climb 
acts,  hearing  the  whistling  of  the  wind,  and  feeling  the  pitch- 
ing of  the  steamer,  sprang  up  with  such  vigor  that  he  came 
in  contact  with  the  underpinning  of  the  berth  above,  and 
returned  to  a  reclining  position  with  great  rapidity. 

It  appeared,  in  the  course  of  the  conversation  which  en- 
sued, that  the  Poet,  becoming  somewhat  nervous,  had  been 
up-stairs  to  encourage  Captain  Reynolds,  who  he  feared  might 
be  frightened,  and  to  assure  him  of  his  entire  confidence  in 
his  seamanship  and  ability  to  steer  the  ship.  It  was  a  very- 
kind  and  thoughtful  act,  but  it  did  not  prevent  a  general 
shaking  up  of  all  on  board.  The  cradle  of  the  deep  gave  us 
all  more  of  a  "Rock-a-bye"  than  most  of  the  byes  had  ex- 
perienced since  they  had  graduated  from  the  other  cradle. 
Articles  left  lying  around  loose  in  the  cabins,  basement,,  and 
state-rooms  rolled  about  in  confusion,  and  a  crash  was  heard 
occasionally  as  some  article  of  crockery  got  bent ;  in  some 
rooms  the  bowling  of  the  wash-bowls  and  pitching  of  the 
pitchers  caused  considerable  fright. 

Quite  a  number  dressed  and  went  on  deck,  feeling  really 
alarmed,  which  caused  much  amusement  to  the  ship's  offi- 
cers ;  for  it  was  simply  and  only  a  good  fresh  breeze,  which 
would  have  delighted  the  crew  of  a  sailing  vessel.  (I  did 
not  learn  whether  the  crew  of  the  "  Charleston"  were  fright- 
ened or  not  ;  but,  judging  from  their  appearance  during  the 
whole  trip,  they  must  have  been  frightened  all  their  lives.) 

One  well-known  member  of ,  it  is  said,  appeared  on 

deck  with  no  less  than  three  life-preservers  strapped  about 
him. 


48  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

An  amusing  incident  occurred  early  in  the  morning,  at  a 
time  when  quite  a  number  were  about.  Near  the  entrance 
to  the  lower  cabin  the  barber's  chair  was  kept  when  not  in 
use ;  and  into  'it  had  crept  one  of  the  colored  waiters,  who 
was  sleeping  very  soundly,  when  suddenly  the  ship  gave  a 
lurch,  and  the  occupant  of  the  chair  was  pitched  across  the 
open  space,  with  the  chair  atop;  and,  for  a  moment,  there 
was  a  confused  mixture  of  chair,  darkey,  and  blanket. 
Springing  up,  he  exclaimed,  "  One  mo'  wide  ribber  to  cross," 
righted  the  chair,  and  resumed  his  slumbers. 

A  large  proportion  of  the  officers  and  guests  appeared  at 
breakfast,  but  without  a  great  desire  to  eat,  coffee,  however, 
being  in  demand  ;  but,  as  the  morning  wore  on  and  the  sea 
became  calm,  faces  brightened,  and  nearly  every  one  came 
on  deck  to  enjoy  the  warm  sunshine  and  truly  delightful  sail. 

We  had  passed  the  Light-ship,  off  Delaware  Bay,  about 
7  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  were  in  the  usual  route  of  steamers 
going  to  southern  ports.  Co.  D  were  on  duty  this  day ;  not 
very  arduous  work,  excepting  in  the  basement,  where  a  strong 
guard  was  always  kept,  to  prevent  smoking  or  lighting  of 
matches,  the  danger  from  fire  being  greatest ;  but  all  obeyed 
orders  cheerfully.  It  was  a  delightful,  enjoyable  sail ;  and 
to  those  who  had  never  been  on  the  ocean  it  must  have  been 
a  rare  treat,  fully  compensating  for  any  and  all  discomforts 
experienced  on  the  trip. 

Colt's  Band  gave  a  pleasing  concert  on  deck  during  the 
forenoon,  although  one  or  more  members  were  still  suffering 
from  the  disturbance  of  the  previous  day,  the  selections  from 
"  Mascot  "  and  "  A  Day  in  Camp  "  being  heartily  encored. 
All  available  places  on  the  decks  and  wheel-houses  were 
occupied  by  the  boys,  who  were  rapidly  recovering  their 
good-nature  and  health.  Governor  Bigelow  passed  to  and 
fro  among  the  men,  having  a  kind  and  pleasant  word  for  any 
and  all. 

The  Governors  of  the  two  Carolinas  met  frequently  in  the 
upper  cabin,  where  Hazard,  "the  member  from  New  Haven," 
was  on  duty,  under  the  orders  of  the  Commissary-General. 


A    PLEASANT    SAIL.  49 

The  House  Chairman  of  the  Military  Committee  suggested 
that  all  who  were  not  governors  among  the  guests  should  be 
addressed  as  "  General "  (there  being  a  few  who  had  not  the 
title),  which  was  very  agreeable  to  those  of  lower  rank,  so 
that  at  once  we  all  felt  on  an  equality,  and  General  Harmony 
prevailed. 

The  "  Charleston  "  did  not  prove  as  fast  as  was  expected, 
although  the  sails  were  set,  in  order  to  make  better  time, 
and  much  speculation  was  indulged  in  as  to  whether  we 
should  reach  Chesapeake  Bay  before  dark,  which  seemed 
doubtful. 

The  surgeons  had  a  few  cases  of  sickness,  several  of  which 
were  chills  and  fever,  developed  by  the  bracing  air,  inter- 
mingled with  nausea  ;  but  they  were  made  quite  comfortable 
upon  mattresses  placed  near  the  hospital-steward's  quarters. 

The  steward's  room,  occupied  by  the  "  Geezers,"  "  Com- 
pany Y,"  and  other  associations  from  Cos.  F  and  K,  was  the 
scene  of  much  hilarity.  This  room,  before  mentioned,  was 
originally  intended  to  contain  about  a  dozen  persons  ;  but, 
at  times,  something  like  two-score  were  present,  which 
caused  a  great  strain  on  its  roof,  a  roof-cracker,  as  it  were. 
Just  how  many  it  contained,  on  one  occasion  when  the  writer 
looked  in,  he  cannot  state ;  for  some  of  those  on  top  flew 
around  so  lively  it  was  impossible  to  count  them. 

Oftentimes  during  the  day,  as  we  approached  within  sight 
of  the  east  coast  of  Maryland  and  the  Virginia  peninsula 
which  joins  Maryland  on  the  south,  objects  on  shore  were 
distinctly  visible.  (One  person,  who  was  unable  to  see  land 
with  the  naked  eye,  rushed  down  stairs  and  got  his  opera 
glass.  On  coming  up,  he,  by  mistake,  turned  the  wrong 
way,  and  stood  there  a  long  time  trying  to  see  "objects  on 
shore."  He  wiped  the  glasses,  he  wiped  his  eyes,  he  changed 
the  focus,  but  could  discover  nothing  but  waves.  Finally  he 
exclaimed,  "  How  far  are  we  from  land  anyway  ?  "  and  when 
kindly  informed  that  it  was  about  three  thousand  miles  in 
the  direction  he  was  looking,  he  said  wicked  words,  which 
will  not  be  put  on  record  here.) 
7 


5<D  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

We  passed  Chincoteague  Light,  and  the  light-house  on 
Hog  Island  (where  the  wind  was  decidedly  sow-sow-west), 
and  at  last,  late  in  the  afternoon,  sighted  the  light-house  on 
Cape  Charles  (the  writer  recognized  it  at  once,  it  being  the 
fourth  occasion  on  which  he  had  seen  it).  We  all  felt  better, 
for  it  certainly  seemed  as  though  we  should,  after  all,  reach 
Yorktown  before  the  exercises  were  ended. 

But  it  was  sundown  when  we  got  abreast  of  the  cape,  and 
found  that  we  must  continue  several  miles  on  the  southerly 
course  before  we  could  enter  Chesapeake  Bay,  as  the  channel 
is  near  Cape  Henry,  the  southernmost  of  the  capes.  By  the 
time  we  had  reached  the  entrance  to  the  channel  it  was  dark ; 
so  Capt.  Reynolds  decided  not  to  enter  without  a  Chesapeake 
Bay  pilot,  preferring  to  take  no  chances.  And  in  this  he  was 
right ;  for  the  channel,  although  a  mile  wide,  is  crooked,  with 
occasional  shoals ;  and  should  any  accident  happen  under 
such  circumstances — that  is,  attempting  to  enter  without  a 
pilot — the  insurance  would  be  forfeited,  and  the  commanding 
officer  ruined  as  such. 

The  only  thing  to  be  done  was  to  signal  for  a  pilot,  which 
was  at  once  done  by  means  of  a  torch  burned  at  the  front 
end  of  the  boat  (sometimes  called  forward  deck) ;  these 
torches  are  similar  in  appearance  to  those  used  in  the  polit- 
ical campaigns,  excepting  that  two  colors  are  burned,  red 
first,  then  green,  and  can  be  seen  a  long  distance. 

It  was  hoped  that  an  answering  signal  might  be  seen  very 
soon,  but  it  was  not,  and  as  the  evening  wore  on  those  on 
board  became  discouraged. 

The  steamer  stood  off  and  on,  at  the  mouth  of  the  harbor, 
while  those  on  board  stood  down  in  the  mouth  also.  Occa- 
sionally a  shout  would  go  up,  as  some  one  would  discover  a 
light  in  the  distance,  but  it  would  prove  to  be  from  a  vessel 
entering  the  Bay,  where  those  of  a  lighter  draft  could  safely 
go  ;  there  was  no  danger  in  lying  off  the  harbor  during  the 
night,  unless  a  storm  should  arise,  of  which  there  were  no 
indications.  The  night  was  calm  and  bright,  but  we  had 
not  bargained  for  the  delay,  and  wished  very  much  to  reach 


WANTED A    PILOT.  5  I 

Yorktovvn,  for  rumors  had  reached  us  of  a  big  celebration  to 
take  place  the  following  day,  which  we  desired  to  witness. 

Very  little  was  done  by  any  of  the  party  after  supper,  but 
watch  for  a  pilot,  and  almost  bother  the  life  out  of  the  officers 
of  the  ship  by  asking  questions. 

By  10  o'clock  a  majority  had  retired  in  disgust,  with  the 
feeling  that  we  could  not  reach  Yorktown  before  noon  of 
Thursday.  About  10.45  might  have  been  seen  a  knot  of  a 
half-dozen  or  more  gathered  in  the  "social,"  discussing — and 
in  a  few  instances  nearly  leaving  off  the  first  syllable — the 
situation.  In  this  small  gathering  were  an  ex-Governor, 
Brigade- Adjutant,  Postmaster,  Judge,  Poet,  Historian,  and 
others,  their  faces  of  a  cerulean  shade,  their  massive  brows 
the  shade  of  a  thunder  cloud,  their  opinions  concerning  the 
ship  very  unanimous,  when,  just  as  it  had  been  voted  that 
Cornwallis  was  a  humbug,  and  that  sleep  would  cause  us  all 
to  feel  better,  some  one  rushed  in  with  the  glad  tidings,  "A 
pilot  at  last." 

This  was  about  1 1  o'clock.  We  went  out  on  deck  and 
gazed  toward  the  Bay,  when  away  in  the  distance  we  could 
discern  a  bright  star  "bobbing  up  serenely."  " Is  it  a  pilot ? " 
"How  do  you  know?"  "The  mate  says  so!"  etc.,  etc. 
"Mate,  give  them  another  signal-light !"  which  being  done, 
a  minute  elapsed,  two,  when  an  answering  signal  was  made, 
and  a  cheer  went  up  which  soon  brought  on  deck  a  large 
accession  to  our  company.  It  was  a  sight  not  easily  de- 
scribed, the  coming  of  that  pilot-boat ;  the  light  at  the  mast- 
head dancing  up  and  down  and  swaying  to  either  side,  having 
the  appearance  of  a  will-o'-the-wisp,  or  some  weird  object 
bearing  down  on  us. 

It  proved  to  be  a  steam  pilot-boat,  and  soon  passed  around 
the  back  end  of  the  steamer  (sometimes  called  the  stern), 
came  down  on  the  left-hand  side  (windward  some  one  called 
it),  and — "Steamer  ahoy!"  "Hallo-o!"  "What  do  you 
want?"  "We  want  a  pilot  for  Yorktown."  "We  are  Balti- 
more pilots,  but  you  can  follow  us  in  until  you  meet  one." 

Three  cheers  went  up  from  a  happy  crowd,  and  in  just 


52  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

about  sixty  seconds  the  wheels  began  to  go  round,  and  the 
steamer  was  headed  toward  the  west,  and  with  the  little 
star  leading  the  way,  something  like  a  small  dog  leading  a 
blind  man,  we  steamed  rapidly  ahead.  Just  inside  Cape 
Henry  Light  a  pilot-boat  met  us,  when  again  came  the  hail, 
"  Steamer  ahoy ! "  "  Hallo-o ! "  "  What  do  you  want  ? "  "  We 
want  a  Yorktown  pilot!"  "All  right,  you  can  have  one;" 
directly  a  small  boat  with  two  oarsmen  and  another  sailor 
was  seen  coming  from  the  little  schooner,  the  ladder  was  let 
down,  a  lantern  hung  over  the  side,  several  hundred  eyes 
saw  a  figure  in  sailor's  rig,  with  his  bag,  nimbly  run  up  the 
side  and  spring  on  deck,  one  of  the  two  in  the  boat  inquired  the 
name  of  the  steamer,  the  boat  put  back  to  the  schooner,  when 
the  long  pent-up  feelings  of  the  men  gave  forth  three  hearty 
cheers.  The  steam  pilot-boat,  as  soon  as  those  on  board 
saw  that  we  were  all  right  for  Yorktown,  gave  three  parting 
whistles,  making  a  noise  which  sounded  about  as  loud  as  a 
penny  whistle,  which  was  answered  by  the  "  Charleston," 
when  it  steamed  away  rapidly.  The  pilot  proceeded  to  the 
wheel-house  and  took  charge,  quite  a  crowd  of  soldiers  escort- 
ing him  thither  to  show  him  his  duties,  after  which  nearly 
all  went  to  bed,  thinking  that  perhaps  Cornwallis  was  a  good 
deal  of  a  man  after  all. 

The  few  guests  who  had  remained  up  called,  with  the 
Governor  of  North  Carolina,  on  the  Governor  of  South  Car- 
olina, and  then  retired  to  dream  of  the  morrow. 


THURSDAY,   OCTOBER  2OTH. 

Alas,  poor  Yorick-town,  we  know  it  well !  • 

There  were  many  early  risers  on  this  beautiful  morning, 
who,  for  the  most  part,  on  finding  the  steamer  at  anchor, 
supposed  as  a  matter  of  course  that  we  were  at  Yorktown  ; 
instead  of  that  we  were  at  the  mouth  of  York  river,  twelve 
miles  distant,  where  we  had  been  since  about  1.30  A.  M. 

Our  extremely  cautious  captain,  for  some  good  reason, 
probably,  thought  it  best  to  do  his  traveling  by  daylight, 
and  then  again,  he  wished  to  weigh  the  anchor  once  more. 
(This  was  one  of  the  most  unaccountable  things  in  connec- 
tion with  this  eventful  trip — to  the  certain  knowledge  of  the 
Historian,  that  anchor  was  weighed  during  the  six  days  we 
were  on  the  steamer  no  less  than  four  times,  and  apparently 
no  record  was  kept  either  time  of  the  weight,  and  this  is 
another  evidence  of  the  lack  of  knowledge  on  the  part  of  the 
crew.  A  merchant  would  have  had  the  weight  marked  some- 
where, that  in  a  hurry  it  might  be  referred  to,  and  here  we 
were,  impatient  to  be  on  hand  at  the  celebration,  obliged  to 
wait  for  that  confounded  anchor  to  be  weighed  again.)  We 
at  last  got  under  way,  and  had  a  very  beautiful  view  of  the 
river  and  the  country  on  either  shore  ;  the  scene  during  the 
late  war,  as  well  as  that  of  a  hundred  years  ago,  of  very 
exciting  events. 

We  reached  Yorktown  about  8  o'clock,  and  anchored  way 
down  the  Bay,  the  Captain  not  knowing  whether  or  no  it 
would  be  safe  to  go  up  to  the  dock,  where  so  many  vessels, 
probably  several  hundred,  were  lying. 

Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley,  Commissioner  from  Conn.,  had  pro- 
ceeded to  Washington  early  in  the  week,  as  had  also  Cor- 
poral S.  A.  Hubbard,  of  the  "  Courant,"  and,  with  Senator 
Hawley,  Hon.  John  R.  Buck,  M.  C.,  and  Gen.  S.  W.  Kellogg, 


54  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

had  gone  to  Yorktown  with  other  distinguished  men  from 
the  National  Capital.  To  say  that  they  were  anxious  and 
worried  at  the  non-arrival  of  the  "Charleston"  cannot  ex- 
press it.  They  were  really  alarmed  for  our  safety.  Col. 
S.  J.  Fox,  Assistant  Adjutant-General  of  Connecticut,  had 
been  on  the  ground  for  several  days  attending  to  the  pitch- 
ing of  the  tents  the  regiment  were  to  occupy,  and  making 
other  arrangements  for  the  comfort  of  the  Governor  and 
party.  Horses  for  Col.  Barbour  and  field  and  staff  had  been 
contracted  for  at  Baltimore  and  were  in  readiness ;  but 
where  was  the  steamer  ? 

Telegrams  were  sent  to  Fortress  Monroe  and  other  points, 
to  inquire  if  the  steamer  had  been  reported  or  seen,  but  no 
tidings  were  received.  Grave  apprehensions  were  felt  that 
she  was  disabled  or  that  an  accident  had  befallen  her,  and 
preparations  were  made  to  send  out  government  vessels  in 
search  of  the  missing  regiment,  if  no  tidings  were  received 
by  Thursday  morning. 

The  anxiety  manifested  and  the  frequent  calls  at  the  tele- 
graph office  attracted  the  attention  of  newspaper  correspond- 
ents, who  were  on  hand  in  large  numbers  and  anxiously  seek- 
ing after  items,  resulting  in  despatches  to  the  New  York 
papers,  stating  that  fears  were  entertained  that  the  steamer 
was  lost.  The  "Herald"  had  a  sensational  despatch  to  this 
effect,  also  giving  a  list  of  officers  and  invited  guests,  and 
giving  such  a  coloring  to  the  article  that  many  really  feared 
that  the  ship  had  gone  to  the  bottom,  while,  at  the  time,  we 
were  having  such  jolly  s k  experiences. 

Efforts  were  made  by  the  representatives  of  Connecticut 
and  Connecticut  papers  to  prevent  the  sending  of  such 
alarming  news  ;  but  who  has  ever  heard  of  such  a  thing  as 
stopping  a  newspaper  reporter  when  in  search  of  items  ? 
The  despatches  were  sent,  and  readers  of  New  York  dailies, 
especially  the  "  Herald,"  had  quite  a  severe  shock  on  Thursday 
morning. 

The  Hartford  and  New  Haven  papers  drew  it  a  little  more 
mildly ;  but  still  there  was  enough  said  in  them  to  create 


WAITING    TO    LAND.  55 

considerable  uneasiness  in  the  minds  of  the  public,  more 
especially  among  those  who  had  friends  in  the  party,  and 
that  comprised  pretty  much  all  of  Hartford  and  New  Haven, 
with  several  other  towns  to  hear  from.  The  newspaper 
offices  were  besieged  that  morning,  and  the  telephone  office 
did  a  lively  business  with  parties  living  at  a  distance  from 
the  center.  But  at  about  1 1  o'clock  a  despatch  was  received 
from  New  York,  that  the  "  Charleston  "  had  been  sighted  in 
the  York  river,  which  somewhat  relieved  the  suspense ;  but 
when,  soon  after  noon,  despatches  were  received  from  some 
who  were  "  on  board,"  there  was  great  rejoicing.  These 
despatches  were  promptly  bulletined  at  the  various  news- 
paper offices. 

Well,  we  lay  at  anchor  some  distance  from  the  shore,  wait- 
ing for — what,  nobody  knew.  The  regiment  was  in  full  dress, 
and  all  in  position,  ready  to  march  ;  but  how  and  when  they 
could  land  was  a  question. 

It  seemed  to  the  six  hundred 

As  though  some  one  had  blundered. 

Capt.  Reynolds  being  at  a  loss  as  to  what  should  be  done, 
Gov.  Jewell  and  Gen.  Harbison  induced  some  of  the  crew 
who  knew  how  to  row  a  boat,  and  were  not  afraid  to  go  in 
one,  to  man  a  boat  and  go  ashore.  Soon  after,  a  boat  was 
descried  pulling  rapidly  for  us,  manned  by  United  States 
seamen  and  evidently  commanded  by  a  naval  officer.  Sev- 
eral others  could  be. seen  as  passengers,  but  it  was  several 
minutes  before  we  could  distinguish  the  faces  of  Gen.  Haw- 
ley,  Hon.  John  R.  Buck,  and  Corporal  S.  A.  Hubbard. 
They  soon  reached  the  steamer  and  came  on  board,  accom- 
panied by  Capt.  Warner,  of  the  revenue  cutter  Ewing,  a 
native  of  Middletown,  Conn.  The  contrast  between  the 
seamen  in  the  cutter's  boat  and  those  who  stood  at  our  gang- 
way was  laughable,  indeed.  Our  visitors  were  heartily  wel- 
comed, and  the  necessity  of  landing  soon  was  pointed  out,  or 
we  would  be  too  late  to  take  part  in  the  parade. 

Gen.  Hawley,  on  stepping  aboard,  said,  "  Where  have  you 
been  ? "  and  upon  being  told  why  we  were  lying  out  in  the 


56  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

stream  at  once  sought  the  captain,  and,  on  hearing  his 
excuses  and  reasons  for  not  venturing  further  in,  spoke  out 
in  his  earnest  and  emphatic  way,  "  Go  in,  right  up  to  the 
wharf.  You  needn't  feel  afraid  ;  the  water  is  an  hundred 
feet  deep."  The  captain  said  something  about  permission, 
when  Gen.  Hawley  whispered  in  a  loud  tone,  "  It's  all  right, 
I  tell  you.  I  know  the  admiral  and  the  harbor  officers,  and 
everybody  else,  and  I'll  take  the  responsibility.  Go  ahead, 
I  tell  you!"  And  once  more  the  poor  old  anchor  was 
weighed,  and  we  got  under  way. 

In  the  meanwhile  another  party,  consisting  of  Lt.-Gov. 
Bulkeley,  Gen.  Kellogg,  and  Col.  Fox,  had  come  on  board, 
and  were  explaining  the  necessity  of  haste,  as  the  review 
was  to  begin  promptly  at  10  o'clock. 

Every  preparation  possible  was  made  for  the  immediate 
landing  and  marching  of  the  troops,  the  desire  being  to  get 
into  the  line  somewhere  and  somehow. 

Directly  after  getting  under  way,  Lt.-Com.  Henry  C. 
White,  U.  S.  N.,  a  Hartford  boy,  who,  during  the  celebra- 
tion, was  acting  as  port  captain,  or  naval  harbor  master,  came 
on  board,  and  was  heartily  received  by  his  many  friends  and 
old  schoolmates.  With  his  assistance  and  by  his  authority 
as  port  captain,  the  "Charleston"  was  soon  alongside  the 
wharf  which  had  been  reserved  for  her,  and  the  troops  rap- 
idly disembarked  amid  a  crowd  of  gaping  negroes  and  loun- 
gers, and  at  last  were  on  the  sacred  soil  of  Virginia,  with 
their  feet  or  the  ground  bobbing  up,  they  couldn't  tell  which, 
for  with  many  the  change  from  sea-legs  to  ordinary  walking 
was  a  novel  one. 

The  troops  were  quickly  marched  to  where  a  line  could  be 
formed,  amidst  a  crowd  of  teams  and  wondering  people,  and 
into  sand  ankle  deep.  There  was  a  delay  of  but  a  few 
moments,  when  the  command  was  given,  "  Forward."  Colt's 
Band  struck  up  "  Dixie,"  and  the  gallant  soldier  boys  headed 
for  the  parade  ground.  As  soon  as  the  familiar  notes  of 
"Dixie"  were  heard,  it  was  amusing  to  see  the  colored  folks 
of  both  sexes,  who  danced,  showed  the  whites  of  their  eyes, 
and  seemed  pleased  all  over. 


ASHORE.  57 

The  hour  for  the  review  had  arrived,  but  the  brave  boys 
were  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the  ground,  with  the  toughest 
march  before  them  they  had  ever  undertaken  ;  but  get  there 
they  must,  for  Connecticut  must  be  represented. 

Leaving  them  in  a  cloud  of  dust,  headed  for  the  place  of 
review,  let  us  follow  the  movements  of  the  Governor  and 
party.  Carriages,  or  rather  vehicles,  had  been  secured  by 
Colonel  Fox,  and  were  waiting  near  the  place  of  debarkation, 
where  the  party  quickly  loaded  up,  amid  much  merriment, 
for  the  variety  of  teams  was  decidedly  great  and  interesting. 

Just  select  the  toughest  looking  pair  of  horse  frames  you 
have  ever  seen,  and  hitch  them  to  an  ancient  coach  or  car- 
riage of  the  style  of  your  great-grandfather's  days,  and  in 
lieu  of  reins  fasten  on  some  pieces  of  twine  or  clothes-lines, 
and  you  will  get  a  tolerably  fair  idea  of  some  of  the  best  of 
the  teams  to  be  hired.  Occasionally  we  saw  a  pretty  fair 
turn-out,  belonging  to  some  well-to-do  family  from  out  of 
town,  or  a  public  carriage  belonging  to  Richmond,  Washing- 
ton, or  Norfolk.  The  Historian,  by  good  luck,  was  assigned 
to  a  pretty  respectable-looking  two-seated  basket  phaeton,  or 
as  near  that  as  anything,  in  company  with  the  Comptroller 
and  Poet,  altogether  the  best-looking  load  in  the  line.  The 
vehicle  and  driver  belonged  in  Norfolk,  and  had  come  a  long 
distance,  as  had  many  others,  to  try  and  earn  an  honest 
dollar.  We  dismounted,  after  going  a  short  distance,  and 
under  the  lead  of  the  Lieutenant-Governor  went  on  board 
the  "  Excelsior,"  a  steamer  belonging  to  the  Norfolk  Line, 
which  was  the  headquarters  of  the  "Congressional  Committee 
and  Commissioners  from  the  several  States. 

Here  we  were  introduced  to  several  distinguished  gentle- 
men, spent  a  short  time  in  social  intercourse,  assisted  the 
Governors  of  the  two  Carolinas  to  meet  once  more,  waited 
for  our  accommodating  Lieutenant-Governor  to  load  himself 
with  a  large  mail  for  members  of  the  regiment,  and  again 
set  out  for  the  parade-ground,  stopped  at  the  telegraph  office 
to  leave  some  dispatches,  and  finally  started  directly  for  the 
reviewing  ground,  a  half-hour  late.  What  a  ride  that  was, 


58  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

and  what  sights  we  saw  on  our  way,  it  is  impossible  to  put 
on  record ;  but  it  certainly  went  ahead  of  any  old-fashioned 
"Gineral  Trainin',"  or  militia  gathering  at  the  North  ever 
seen.  Upon  nearing  the  reviewing  stand  we  found  it  to  be 
utterly  impossible  to  get  through  the  crowd,  therefore 
alighted  and  pushed  to  the  front  in  time  to  see  the  last,  per- 
haps one-fourth,  of  the  troops  march  by. 

The  question  most  commonly  asked  was  this  :  "  Do  you 
suppose  the  Connecticut  troops  were  in  time  ? "  The  Brook- 
lyn 1 3th,  headed  by  Dodworth's  Band  and  Drum  Corps,  the 
North  Carolina,  South  Carolina,  Rhode  Island,  Vermont, 
and  Michigan  troops  passed,  while  all  eyes  were  eagerly 
looking  for  the  scarlet  coats  of  Colt's  Band.  "Here  they 
come,  I  see  Drum-Major  Steele  ;"  and  true  enough,  on  the 
extreme  left  of  the  infantry  came  Connecticut,  marching 
splendidly,  but  with  the  Field  and  Staff  dismounted,  for, 
although  their  horses  were  ready  and  waiting,  there  was  not 
time  to  put  on  the  equipments  and  mount.  Colt's  Band  was 
putting  in  its  biggest  licks,  and  altogether  the  regiment  and 
Governor's  Guards  did  magnificently.  As  soon  as  it  became 
known  that  the  "lost"  Connecticut  troops  were  in  line, 
although  not  in  the  position  assigned  on  the  programme,  the 
spectators  became  greatly  interested  in  seeing  them,  and  as 
they  passed  cheers  were  loud  and  long,  and  clapping  of 
hands  incessant. 

Governor  Bigelow  and  his  immediate  party  felt  better  and 
breathed  freer,  at  the  same  time  felt  that  it  had  been  a  close 
shave,  but  the  boys  were  there ;  how  they  got  there  and  into 
line  will  be  told  in  the  words  of  others. 

We  got  into  our  carriages  again  and  rode  through  the  great 
crowd,  which  was  hurrying  in  every  direction,  past  the  Grand 
Stand  (our  carriage  stopping  to  pick  up  A.  H.  Byington, 
Esq.,  the  well-known  correspondent,  who,  having  been  in 
Yorktown  several  days,  entertained  us  greatly  by  his  descrip- 
tions of  the  place  and  visitors)  ;  had  an  opportunity  to  see 
Gen.  Hancock,  with  his  brilliant  Staff,  as  they  rode  away, 
drove  around  past  the  memorable  Moore  House,  but  were 


THE    TENTED    FIELD.  59 

unable  to  stop,  and  through  the  great  camp,  reminding  one 
of  the  tented  field  of  a  score  of  years  ago. 

It  was  expected,  by  the  managers  of  the  celebration,  that 
all  the  troops  would  be  on  the  ground  as  early  as  Wednes- 
day the  iQth,  and  nearly  all  were  on  time  and  went  into 
camp,  the  States  being  arranged  in  order.  Tents  were 
pitched  and  streets  laid  out,  as  at  ordinary  military  encamp- 
ments, and  some  of  the  troops  had  been  in  camp  for  several 
days. 

Col.  Fox  had  attended  to  all  the  details  for  making  the 
Connecticut  troops  comfortable,  or  as  much  so  as  possible  at 
such  a  place ;  but  alas,  there  were  no  troops  to  occupy  the 
tents.  Our  little  procession  rode  along,  looking  for  the  Con- 
necticut camp,  but  no  one  in  the  party  could  tell  its  location. 

The  parade  being  dismissed,  the  camp  was  rapidly  filling 
up  with  troops  from  other  States,  who  seemed  to  devote 
most  of  their  time  to  shaking  dust  out  of  their  clothes  and 
bodies.  "Whereabouts  are  the  Connecticut  troops?"  some 
one  of  our  party  inquired.  "  Connecticut  hasn't  reported 
yet,"  was  the  reply.  "Yes  they  have,  where  is  their  camp  ?" 
"  Don't  know,  down  that  way  I  believe."  We  rode  on  again. 
"Can  you  show  us  where  Connecticut  is?"  "Connecticut 
hasn't  reported,  guess  they  have  gone  to  the  bottom."  "  No, 
they  are  all  right ;  where's  their  street  ? "  "  Right  over 
there  ; "  and  soon  we  reached  the  deserted  camp  ;  tents  all 
ready,  everything  in  good  shape,  but  no  soldiers.  We 
alighted,  went  into  Col.  Fox's  tent,  brushed  up,  and  learning 
that  the  soldiers  from  South  Carolina  were  not  far  away  we 
marched  to  their  camp  in  a  body,  headed  by  our  Governor 
and  Lieutenant-Governor. 

The  Charleston  companies  had  just  returned  from  the 
parade,  but  on  learning  who  we  were  they  gave  us  a  hearty 
welcome.  A  few  moments  were  spent  in  mutual  introduc- 
tions and  conversation,  when  an  invitation  was  extended  to 
them  to  visit  the  steamer,  and  we  departed. 

The  regiment,  in  the  meanwhile,  after  the  review  and 
parade,  had  decided  not  to  march  to  the  camp  ;  therefore, 


6O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

after  resting  awhile  and  fraternizing  with  the  troops  of  other 
States,  they  returned  through  the  cloud  of  dust  to  the 
steamer,  and  were  dismissed.  Each  man  had  plenty  of  sand 
in  his  hair,  down  his  neck,  through  his  clothes,  in  his  shoes, 
and  in  his  gizzard,  and  each  felt  sure  that  if  it  is  the  lot  of 
man  to  eat  a  peck  of  dirt  before  he  dies  he  had  swallowed 
his  share  at  Yorktown,  and  had  enough  left  over  to  supply 
the  rest  of  the  family. 

It  is  simply  impossible  to  describe  this  played-out  old 
town,  for  we  were  not  in  it  long  enough  to  "take  in"  much 
but  sand.  The  Poet  said  more  than  once,  "Oh,  how  I  should 
have  enjoyed  a  week  in  this  place,  and  had  an  opportunity 
to  write  it  up."  Now  I  don't  wish  anything  ill  of  the  Poet, 
but  if  I  wished  him  any  harm  I  certainly  should  wish  that 
he  might  have  been  obliged  to  have  remained  there  a  whole 
week.  One  certainly  needed  more  than  the  few  hours  we 
were  on  shore  to  do  any  sort  of  justice  to  the  subject,  and 
we  were  sorry  we  could  not  have  had,  say,  a  half-day  pre- 
vious to  the  grand  review,  to  have  enabled  us  to  have  seen 
the  historical  points  of  interest,  and  to  have  got  around 
among  the  people  more ;  as  it  was,  we  were  overwhelmed  at 
the  sight  of  the  throngs  of  negroes  and  poor  whites,  the  tem- 
porary places  of  business  and  lodging,  the  street  venders  and 
the  articles  on  sale,  from  Yorktown  medals  down  to  chewing 
gum  ;  the  old  historical  houses  still  standing,  as  when  Corn- 
wallis  was  there  ;  the  Confederate  entrenchments  and  breast- 
works— once  occupied  by  Magruder's  troops — still  looming 
up  in  close  proximity  to  our  landing-place,  the  ever-varying 
panorama  of  gaily-decorated  ancient  turnouts,  old  crazy  vehi- 
cles built  many  generations  ago,  once  the  pride  and  glory  of 
some  old  decayed  family  in  the  country,  the  steps  and  trim- 
mings rusty  with  age  ;  swarms  of  colored  people  of  all  ages, 
soldiers  from  half  the  States  in  the  Union,  gaping  crowds  of 
back-country  people,  wearing  raiments  patterned  after  the 
styles  of  fifty  years  ago ;  the  side-shows,  gathered  from  a 
radius  of  hundreds  of  miles ;  the  girls — but  here  I'll  stop. 

Here  were  gathered  some  9,000  or  10,000  troops  from  all 


SIGNALING.  6 1 

parts  of  the  country,  and  it  was  a  long-to-be-remembered 
sight — this  gathering  together  of  citizen  soldiery  ;  for,  unlike 
the  gatherings  of  sixteen  or  twenty  years  ago,  during  the 
war,  it  was  a  meeting  and  clasping  of  hands  by  soldiers  from 
both  North  and  South,  East  and  West,  all  past  animosities 
forgotten. 

As  a  matter  of  course,  the  Northern  troops  were  better 
equipped  and  better  disciplined  than  those  of  the  South, 
simply  for  the  reason  that  their  States  are  more  liberal  in 
providing  for  them ;  but  the  Northern  are  not  more  cour- 
ageous or  braver  than  their  brothers  in  the  South,  for  they 
are  alike  American  citizens.  Upon  the  return  of  the  Con- 
necticut troops  to  the  steamer,  the  boys  speedily  cleaned  up, 
in  season  to  receive  a  delegation  of  Charleston  officers  and 
soldiers,  who  had  come  to  visit  the  steamer.  The  "  Charles- 
ton" lay  alongside  the  steamer  on  which  Gov.  Hoyt  of  Penn- 
sylvania had  his  headquarters  ;  and  directly  an  impromptu 
mass  meeting  was  held,  embracing  the  three  States  of  Penn- 
sylvania, South  Carolina,  and  Connecticut.  Short  speeches 
were  made  by  Ex-Gov.  Jewell,  Gen.  Hawley,  Gov.  Hoyt  and 
Gen.  Hartranft  of  Pennsylvania,  Gov.  Bigelow,  Lt.-Gov. 
Bulkeley,  Judge  Harrison,  and  others. 

The  soldiers  cheered,  Colt's  Band  played,  and  just  as  a 
speaker  began  to  let  off  his  superfluous  steam  the  "  Charles- 
ton "  would  do  the  same  thing,  which  made  a  general  good 
feeling  of  esteem. 

The  regiment  was  dismissed  with  orders  to  report  on 
board  at  night,  as  it  was  the  intention  to  proceed  to  Fortress 
Monroe  the  same  evening,  that  the  party  might  have  an 
opportunity  to  spend  several  hours  at  this  most  interesting 
spot,  provided  we  could  obtain  pilotage. 

It  was  thought  best  to  ascertain  from  Port-Captain  White 
just  what  to  do,  therefore  the  Regimental  Signal  Corps  was 
called  into  action,  to  test  their  capabilities. 

Under  direction  of  Corporal  Burdette,  of  Co.  K,  signals 
were  made  to  a  war  vessel,  the  nearest  of  the  fleet,  to  know 
if  Lt.-Com.  White  was  on  board.  As  our  squad  began  sig- 


62  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

naling  the  men  on  the  ship-of-war  stared  for  a  moment,  as  if 
to  say,  "  What  are  you  waving  those  flags  for,  you  Yankee 
volunteers  ? "  But  soon  perceiving  that  the  signals  were 
made  by  those  who  understood  their  business,  an  officer 
sprang  for  his  flag,  and  replied  that  he  was  not  on  board,  but 
that  he  would  signal  him  ;  and  soon  we  had  a  pretty  sight,  as 
the  signal  was  answered  by  one  and  another  vessel  down  the 
line ;  and  soon  after  Lt.-Com.  White  was  discovered  steam- 
ing rapidly  towards  us  in  his  steam  launch.  He  came  on 
board,  and  had  a  short  conference  with  Col.  Barbour,  when 
it  was  decided  to  be  best  to  wait,  and  go  to  Old  Point  Com- 
fort in  the  morning,  which  pleased  the  majority  of  the  men, 
as  many  desired  to  see  the  fireworks,  and  see  Yorktown  at 
night. 

The  naval  review  was  a  grand,  interesting,  and  novel  sight. 
The  programme,  as  originally  laid  out,  was  for  the  military 
parade  and  review  to  take  place  Oct.  2Oth,  and  the  naval 
review  on  Friday,  Oct.  2ist.  But  it  was  thought  best  to  end 
the  ceremonies  on  the  2Oth  ;  therefore  a  change  in  the  order 
of  exercises  was  made,  and  the  naval  review  held  on  the 
afternoon  of  Thursday,  but  shortened  to  some  extent. 

Port-Captain  White,  being  desirous  of  showing  all  possible 
courtesy  to  his  Connecticut  friends,  had  given  orders  that  no 
vessels  should  be  allowed  outside  of  us,  to  in  any  manner 
obstruct  our  view  of  the  proceedings,  so  that  we  had  a  capi- 
tal position. 

The  vessels  taking  part  in  the  grand  review  and  naval 
dress  parade,  as  it  might  be  called,  were  the  "  Tennessee," 
the  largest  man-of-war  afloat  in  our  navy,  with  a  total  com- 
plement of  487  officers  and  men ;  "  Franklin,"  screw  steamer ; 
^' Alarm,"*  a  torpedo  ram,  iron-clad,  and  propelled  by  the 
Mallory  propeller;  "Trenton,"  screw  steamer;  "Vandalia," 
screw  steamer  ;  "  Kearsarge,"  the  well-known  old  war-vessel 
that  whipped  the  "  Alabama "  (on  board  was  a  sailor  who 
served  on  her  during  the  war,  was  in  the  fight  with  the 

*"  Alarm"  was  commanded  by  Lieut.  Harber,  who  was  sent  in  the  spring  of 
1882  to  aid  in  the  search  for  the  missing  officers  and  crew  of  the  "  Jeannette." 


NAVAL    REVIEW.  63 

"  Alabama,"  and  has  been  in  the  same  position  ever  since, 
for  he  thinks  he  cannot  leave  his  old  ship) ;  "  Tallapoosa," 
side-wheeler ; "  Despatch,"  screw  steamer ;  "  Saratoga,"  wooden 
sailing  vessel;  "Portsmouth,"  wooden  sailing  vessel;  "Yantic," 
screw  steamer.  The  "  Constitution  "  was  to  have  been  pres- 
ent, but  I  could  not  learn  of  her  presence.  Besides  these 
there  were  four  smaller  vessels,  as  follows  :  "  Mayflower," 
"  Standish,"  "  Speedwell,"  and  "  Fortune,"  carrying  only  one 
or  two  officers. 

The  sight  was  a  very  interesting  one.  The  grand  old  war- 
vessels,  most  of  them  well-known  for  their  honorable  service, 
and  officere'd  by  many  who  had  won  distinction  during  the 
war,  also  the  smaller  vessels  in  bright  holiday  attire,  the 
steam  launches  and  cutters  plying  here  and  there  carrying 
despatches,  the  numerous  excursion  steamers,  tugs,  yachts, 
and  smaller  craft,  and  last,  but  by  no  means  least,  the  French 
ships  of  war,  added  to  these  the  crowds  of  people  on  the 
vessels  lying  at  the  wharves,  the  spectators  lining  the  bluffs 
on  the  water  front,  the  firing  of  salutes,  and  the  music  from 
various  bands,  all  combined  to  make  a  memorable  scene,  -one 
not  soon  to  be  effaced  from  memory. 

President  Arthur  reviewed  the  fleet,  accompanied  by  a 
distinguished  party  of  ladies  and  gentlemen,  in  a  steam 
yacht,  receiving  a  salute  of  twenty-one  guns  from  each  of 
seven  vessels,  both  going  and  returning,  the  yards  having 
been  manned,  the  sails  dropped  and  furled,  and  various  evo- 
lutions performed  by  the  splendidly-drilled  seamen,  after 
which  the  British  flag  was  saluted. 

While  these  events  were  taking  place  on  board  the  naval 
vessels,  the  officers  and  guests  of  the  regiment  on  the 
"  Charleston  "  went  through  the  exercise  of  hoisting  in  and 
lowering  a  good  dinner,  which  was  very  acceptable,  as  most 
of  us  had  eaten  nothing  since  early  morning  but  sand,  which 
certainly  was  wery  fillin',  but  had  not  much  nourishment  in 
it.  Such  of  the  soldiers  as  .had  not  gone  ashore  to  hunt  up 
a  "  square  meal  "  were  served  later. 

Before  dark  the  naval  review  was  ended,  and  a  large  pro- 


64  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

portion  of  those  on  the  "  Charleston"  went  on  shore  to  see 
the  sights.  The  Quartermaster  and  Historian  did  the  town 
in  about  an  hour,  being  fully  repaid  for  their  tiresome  tramp 
through  the  dusty  streets. 

Upon  returning  to  the  dock,  the  steamer  was  missing,  and 
a  rapidly-increasing  crowd  of  tired  men  had  a  tedious  wait  of 
an  hour  or  more  before  we  could  get  on  board.  In  order  to 
allow  another  steamer  lying  between  ours  and  the  dock  to 
leave,  the  "  Charleston "  was  obliged  to  haul  out  into  the 
stream,  and,  the  tide  being  against  her,  had  considerable 
trouble  to  get  back.  Finally  we  all  managed  to  get  on  board, 
and  retired,  fully  satisfied  with  what  we  had  seen  of  York- 
town. 

During  the  evening  there  had  been  a  fine  display  of  fire- 
works from  a  point  not  far  distant,  which  was  greatly 
enjoyed. 

We  here  parted  from  some  of  our  party,  Major  Burbank 
leaving  for  Fortress  Monroe  on  a  regular  boat,  Capt.  Smith 
and  others  for  Norfolk,  to  proceed  to  Charleston  by  land. 
Gen.  Hawley,  whom  we  had  expected  to  accompany  us,  was 
obliged  to  return  to  Washington,  as  also  Hon.  John  R.  Buck. 
Dr.  Lewis  also  left  us  here.  Mr.  Blackman,  of  the  Charles- 
ton "  News  and  Courier,"  came  on  board  with  a  letter  of 
introduction  to  H.  T.  Sperry,  and  asked  permission  to  accom- 
pany the  regiment,  to  enable  him  to  "write  it  up."  Permis- 
sion was  given  and  quarters  assigned  him. 

Corporal  S.  A.  Hubbard  also  left  for  Norfolk,  promising 
to  meet  us  at  Fortress  Monroe.  Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley  and  Col. 
Fox  took  up  their  abode  with  us,  and  agreed  to  stick  until 
we  reached  Charleston  ;  and  so  we  were  prepared  for  an 
early  start. 

The  writer  thinks  it  the  best  plan  to  quote  the  words  of 
others  concerning  the  First  Connecticut  at  Yorktown  ;  and,  as 
the  doings  of  the  Connecticut  Commissioner  and  our  Repre- 
sentatives in  Washington  should  have  a  place  in  this  history, 
I  cannot  do  better  than  give"  in  full  a  letter  written  by 
Ex-Congressman  S.  W.  Kellogg  to  the  "  Waterbury  Amer- 


GOING   TO    YORKTOWN.  65 

ican."     It  gives  such  a  complete  story,  I  insert  it  entire,  and 
thank  the  General  for  affording  me  the  material. 

[From  the  "  Waterbury  American,"  Oct.  26,  1881.] 

FORTRESS  MONROE,  Oct.  21,  1881, 

Three  days  at  Yorktovvn,  and  glorious  days  they  all  were ;  and 
yet  had  you  not  been  fortunate  enough  to  have  a  comfortable 
state-room  on  a  clean,  fine  steamer,  to  sleep  in,  with  plenty  to  eat 
and  drink  in  the  day  time,  three  hours,  instead  of  three  days, 
would  have  been  enough  of  Yorktown.  With  the  exception  of  a 
few,  for  whom  comfortable  quarters  had  been  provided  on  shore 
with  the  military,  those  who  had  to  look  out  for  themselves  in  the 
village  (if  I  may  call  it  by  that  name)  will  never  want  to  see  York- 
town  again.  It  was  a  common  remark,  and  I  presume  fifty  news- 
paper men  have  mentioned  it,  in  one  form  or  another,  that  the 
only  wonder  was  that  Lord  Cornwallis,  finding  himself  in  posses- 
sion of  such  a  miserable,  God-forsaken  place,  did  not  surrender  it 
without  a  fight,  and  be  glad  to  get  rid  of  it.  The  truth  is,  that  all 
this  splendid  military  and  naval  parade,  with  the  literary  and  his- 
torical exercises,  ought  to  have  been  in  Washington,  where  the 
people  could  have  seen  it  and  have  been  cared  for  ;  and  an  excur- 
sion, one  day,  to  this  historical  spot,  for  the  purpose  of  laying  the 
corner-stone  of  the  monument,  would  have  been  enough  for  York- 
town. 

I  suppose  you  have  seen  and  read  all  about  the  celebration  in 
twenty  papers  this  week  ;  but,  as  I  have  a  couple  of  hours  to  wait, 
I  will  give  you  a  few  of  my  own  observations.  We  left  Washing- 
ton at  4  P.  M.  on  Monday,  on  the  steamer  Excelsior,  of  the  Nor- 
folk line,  having  on  board  the  Congressional  Committee  on  the 
Yorktown  Centennial,  a  large  number  of  senators,  governors,  and 
commissioners  from  the  differewt  States,  many  of  them  with  their 
wives.  Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley  and  myself  were  the  only  Connecticut 
men  on  board,  as  Senator  Hawley  and  Congressman  Buck,  with 
some  friends,  went  on  a  revenue  cutter.  It  was  a  great  relief  to 
find  ourselves  upon  the  Potomac  with  a  fresh  breeze,  after  the 
sweltering  heat  in  Washington  of  Sunday  and  Monday,  and  a 
pretty  hard  week's  work  that  I  had  just  been  doing.  We  passed 
Mount  Vernon,  with  tolling  bell,  about  sunset.  We  found  our- 
selves in  very  pleasant  quarters  and  with  a  very  pleasant  com- 
pany. Twelve  of  us  had  rooms  assigned  us  in  a  small  forward 

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66  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

cabin,  separated  from  the  main  saloon.  There  were  six  or  eight 
senators,  most  of  whom  had  been  in  Congress  with  me,  Gov. 
Bulkeley  and  myself,  and  two  very  pleasant  gentlemen  from  Col- 
orado, Frederick  Walsen,  an  intelligent  German  resident  of  that 
State,  and  living  W.  Stanton,  Esq.,  who  served  in  the  war  in  the 
same  regiment  with  our  Capt.  F.  A.  Spencer.  A  long-geared  Vir- 
ginian, from  another  part  of  the  boat,  furnished  us  some  fun  at 
the  supper-table.  The  waiters  not  coining  very  fast  at  first,  as 
they  had  the  ladies  at  the  other  parts  of  the  table  to  look  to, 
he  shouted  to  the  nearest  waiter,  "Now,  come  and  help  these 
ladies  and  these  other  people  here.  Don't  mind  me;  I  can  wait. 
I  have  been  waiting  twenty  years  for  this  square  meal.  I  am  used 
to  waiting."  We  heard  the  same  individual,  after  we  had  gone  to 
bed,  calling  out  in  a  neighboring  part  of  the  boat  for  somebody 
to  give  him  a  drink.  He  was  told  it  was  too  late  to  get  a  drink, 
but  he  would  not  be  quieted.  Finally  a  gentleman  got  him  a 
drink  to  keep  him  still.  Said  he,  "  Stranger,  you  suit  me.  Where 
are  you  from  ?  "  "  From  Vermont,"  was  the  reply.  "  Did  I  under- 
stand you  ? "  says  the  former,  "  I  am  a  little  out  o'  hearing. 
"  Did  you  say  you  were  from  Vermont  ?  "  "  Yes,"  was  the  reply. 
"  Well,  stranger,  I  never  did  expect  to  meet  a  man  from  Vermont 
who  would  unpack  as  well  as  you  do."  With  the  roar  of  laughter 
that  followed,  our  Virginia  friend  subsided  for  the  night.  We  did 
not  get  very  much  sleep  in  that  forward  cabin,  however ;  for  about 
twenty  horses  for  the  officers  at  Yorktown  were  right  under  us  on 
the  forward  deck,  and  they  had  a  competitive  drill  all  night,  to  see 
which  could  stamp  and  kick  the  hardest.  Sleeping  in  a  barn  with 
half  a  dozen  horses  is  nothing  in  comparison.  We  were  glad  to 
see  them  taken  ashore  the  next  morning. 

After  an  early  breakfast,  Tuesday  morning,  we  found  we  were 
coming  into  Yorktown,  if  it  may  be  said  that  you  can  come  into 
such  a  place.  At  all  events,  we  were  in  sight  of  and  close  by 
Yorktown.  We  had  a  fast  boat,  and  had  passed  everything  that 
left  Washington  within  four  hours  before  we  left.  The  river  pre- 
sented a  beautiful  sight  that  morning.  There  were  seven  or  eight 
of  our  best  ships  in  the  navy  drawn  up  in  line  of  battle,  with  sev- 
eral smaller  naval  vessels,  and  a  host  of  other  craft  lying  or  shoot- 
ing about  on  the  river.  Streamers  and  gay  flags  and  pennants 
floated  from  mast-head  and  mizzen-top,  and  hung  from  lines 
stretched  over  the  rigging  from  bow  to  stern.  We  received  a 


SCENES    IN    YORKTOWN.  67 

salute  from  the  naval  ships  as  we  passed,  in  honor  of  the  Centen- 
nial Commission  and  the  governors  on  board  our  steamer. 
Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley  and  I  went  ashore  as  soon  as  we  touched  the 
wharf,  and  got  the  best  team  we  could  find  to  drive  us  through 
Yorktown,  and  out  a  mile  and  a  half  to  the  camp.  It  was  a  pair 
of  horses  such  as  no  man  in  Waterbury  would  drive  for  half  a 
day,  if  you  would  give  them  to  him.  But  most  of  the  teams  were 
carts,  to  which  were  hitched  either  one  or  two  small  cattle,  guided 
by  a  darkey  sitting  on  the  forward  end  of  the  cart,  with  a  harness 
of  ropes  or  tow  strings.  And  such  small,  scraggly,  mean-looking 
cattle!  They  were  about  as  large  as  our  yearlings.  If  they 
could  be  collected  by  the  side  of  one  of  our  Watertown  fairs, 
they  would  be  worth  going  twenty  miles  to  see,  as  a  huge  bur- 
lesque upon  all  horned  cattle.  We  saw  six  wide  awake  young 
soldiers,  in  gray  uniforms,  much  like  those  of  our  own  Second 
Connecticut,  in  one  of  those  little  two-wheeled  carts,  drawn  by  a 
little  scrawny  ox,  with  a  white  sheet  thrown  over  him,  on  which 
was  printed  in  big  letters,  "  Durham  Bull."  They  were  plodding 
along  at  the  rate  of  about  a  mile  an  hour,  and  the  corporal  in 
command  was  giving  orders  to  all  similar  teams  along  the  road  to 
"fall  in."  The  ox  or  cow  that  the  old  fellow  used  to  drive  round 
Waterbury  a  few  years  ago  was  a  royal  conveyance  in  comparison 
with  these  turnouts. 

We  saw  Yorktown.  The  population  is  less  than  that  of  either 
Wolcott  or  Prospect;  and,  aside  from  the  historical  interest  and 
associations  of  Yorktown,  I  would  not  exchange  either  Wolcott 
or  Prospect  for  a  whole  State  of  such  places  as  this.  There  is 
the  old  Nelson  house,  the  finest  in  the  place,  built  way  back  in 
the  centuries.  It  was  the  residence  of  Gov.  Nelson  at  the  time 
of  the  revolution ;  and  when  he  found  that  Cornwallis  had  his 
headquarters  in  it  at  the  time  of  the  siege  he  requested  that  the 
guns  of  the  besieging  armies  might  be  turned  upon  it,  and  offered 
a  reward  of  five  guineas  to  the  first  artillerist  who  would  hit  his 
own  house.  There  is  the  oldest  custom-house  in  the  United 
States ;  and  it  don't  look  as  if  five  dollars  of  revenue  would  be 
collected  there  in  as  many  years.  There  is  Washington's  head- 
quarters after  the  surrender ;  a  little  one-story,  steep  roofed  build- 
ing, with  the  chimney  on  the  outside  on  the  end,  in  old  Virginia 
style.  It  is  now  a  dirty-looking  bar-room.  The  post-office  is  in 
a  wooden  shanty.  Most  of  the  other  buildings  were  huts  or 


68  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

shanties,  many  of  them  put  up  for  this  occasion.  We  drove  out 
to  the  camp  and  to  the  Moore  house  close  by,  where  the  articles 
of  capitulation  to  the  allied  American  and  French  armies  were 
signed;  and  over  the  ground  where  Cornwallis  is  supposed  to 
Have  laid  down  his  arms.  None  of  the  old  fortifications  of  that 
day  are  visible ;  but  the  trenches  and  breastworks  of  twenty  years 
ago,  when  the  Confederate  general,  Magruder,  dug  and  fortified, 
and  McClellan  with  the  Union  forces  after  him,  are  distinct  and 
well  preserved.  There  is  not  energy  enough  in  the  population 
around  here  to  dig  them  down  for  cultivation  of  the  land.  When 
we  returned  to  our  steamer  we  were  as  white  with  dust  as  if  we 
had  been  rolled  over  in  the  road. 

After  getting  rid  of  the  dust  as  much  as  possible,  we  went  to 
Lafayette  Hall,  which  had  been  erected  on  the  bluff  near  by  for 
this  celebration,  to  attend  the  reception  by  Gov.  Holliday  of  Vir- 
ginia, of  the  governors  of  other  States,  the  commission  and  their 
guests.  This  is  a  large  hall  erected  of  rough  boards  for  the  occa- 
sion, but  the  inside  of  it  is  so  canopied  and  adorned  and  hung 
with  bunting,  and  flags,  and  banners,  that  not  a  trace  of  the  rough 
boards  is  visible.  The  portrait  of  Gen.  Garfield  hung  by  the 
side  of  the  portrait  of  Washington.  We  had  a  very  pleasant 
reception  of  two  hours  here.  The  governors  of  States  who  had 
arrived  were  all  there,  with  their  brilliant  staffs.  Lieut.-Gov. 
Bulkeley,  in  the  absence  of  Gov.  Bigelow,  did  the  honors  for  our 
State  well.  I  found  that  Gov.  Holliday  was  an  old  college  ac- 
quaintance of  mine,  having  been  in  the  class  that  graduated  next 
after  mine.  He  lost  his  right  arm  close  to  the  shoulder  in  the 
Confederate  service.  Gov.  Hamilton  of  Maryland,  who  was  in 
Congress  with  me,  introduced  to  us  among  others  of  his  staff  a 
great-grandson  of  the  Colonel  Tighleman  who  was  one  of  Wash- 
ington's aids,  and  was  commissioned  by  him  to  carry  the  tidings 
of  Cornwallis's  surrender  to  the  Continental  Congress  then  sitting 
in  Philadelphia,  on  horseback  through  the  wilderness.  There 
was  no  city  of  Washington  then.  The  great-grandson  wore  the 
sword  now  that  Congress  voted  his  great-grandfather  for  his  zeal 
and  rapidity  in  getting  through  the  woods  in  four  days,  from 
Yorktown  to  Philadelphia.  What  a  glorious  ride  in  those  October 
days  through  the  forest  that  must  have  been  for  the  young  and 
gallant  Colonel,  with  the  tidings  of  a  new-born  nation  in  his  keep- 
ing !  He  showed  us  also  the  badge  which  Washington  had  pre- 


HON.  WILLIAM  H.  BULKELEY, 

LIEUT.-GOVERNOR  OF  CONNECTICUT.  t 

YORKTOWN   COMMISSIONER. 


GEN.  KELLOGG'S  LETTER.  69 

sented  to  his  great-grandfather,  of  the  ancient  order  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati, which  was  formed  by  the  surviving  officers  of  the  Revo- 
lution after  the  close  of  the  war ;  and  an  autograph  letter  from 
Washington  which  was  sent  with  it  at  the  time.  In  looking  over 
the  roster  of  the  allied  American  and  French  armies  that  captured 
Cornwallis,  which  I  found  here  at  Lafayette  Hall,  my  heart 
bounded  not  a  little  when  I  read  that  the  immediate  command  of 
the  young  Colonel  Alexander  Hamilton,  the  favorite  of  Washing- 
ton, who  stormed  and  took  the  first  redoubt  that  made  the  sur- 
render a  necessity  on  the  part  of  Cornwallis,  was  the  Second 
New  York  and  the  Second  Connecticut.  Both  regiments  were  so 
reduced  by  the  service  of  a  long  war  that  the  aggregate  of  both 
was  only  two  hundred  men.  There  were  two  strong  redoubts  to 
be  taken  by  storm,  before  the  main  works  could  be  made  unten- 
able. The  capture  of  one  was  assigned  to  the  French  forces ; 
Hamilton  asked  and  obtained  permission  of  Washington  to  lead 
the  other  storming  party,  though  a  score  of  other  officers  out- 
ranked him,  and  might  claim  the  post  of  honor.  There  is  a  tra- 
dition that  the  gallant  young  orator  and  soldier  made  a  speech  to 
his  command  just  before  leading  them  to  the  assault  in  the  dark- 
ness of  the  night,  that  thrilled  through  officers  and  men  like  mol- 
ten fire.  "Did  you  ever  hear  such  a  speech?"  said  one  officer  to 
another  of  Hamilton's  command ;  "  With  a  speech  like  that  I 
could  storm  hell !  "  At  all  events,  whether  such  a  speech  was 
made  or  not,  Hamilton  led  his  troops  on  through  the  darkness  to 
the  assault ;  and  as  Hon.  Mr.  Winthrop  said,  without  waiting  for 
the  sappers  and  miners  to  do  their  work  and  prepare  the  way,  he 
swept  on  and  over  and  through  all  obstructions,  and  over  and 
into  his  redoubt,  while  the  French  were  doing  their  work  more 
slowly,  and  in  a  more  scientific  way.  The  doom  of  Cornwallis 
was  that  night  sealed. 

After  the  reception  we  repaired  to  the  grand  stand,  close  by 
the  hall,  for  the  opening  exercises.  Gov.  Holliday  made  an  ex- 
cellent address  of  welcome,  followed  by  another  fine  address 
from  Senator  Johnston  of  Virginia,  the  Chairman  of  the  Congres- 
sional Committee  on  the  Celebration,  to  whose  courtesy  the  guests 
on  the  Excelsior  are  much  indebted.  Then  followed  the  cer- 
emony of  laying  the  cdrner  stone  of  the  monument  by  the  grand 
lodge  of  Virginia,  surrounded  by  the  Knights  Templar,  who  were 
there  in  large  numbers  and  with  splendid  regalia  and  show.  The 


7O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

ceremonies  were  admirably  conducted,  and  were  very  imposing. 
The  work  was  well  done,  and  the  stone  "  duly  laid,"  by  square, 
level,  and  plumb. 

.  The  naval  display  in  the  afternoon  and  evening  wr.s  very  fine. 
When  Secretary  Elaine,  with  the  French  and  German  guests,  and 
the  French  ships,  came  up  the  river,  the  view  of  the  naval  ships 
in  line,  from  the  bluff  or  from  the  deck  of  our  steamer,  was  mag- 
nificent. The  yards  were  manned  on  all  the  ships ;  the  men 
stood  like  statues,  from  yard-arm  to  yard-arm,  while  the  guns 
thundered  a  salute  from  the  decks  below.  There  was  the  Ten- 
nessee, the  flagship,  the  Vandalia,  Franklin,  Yantic,  Kearsarge, 
and  others,  all  in  line,  and  lying  out  in  the  river  just  far  enough 
off  from  our  steamer  to  see  the  whole  to  the  best  advantage.  But 
on  Tuesday  evening  that  line  of  battle  ships  was  a  perfect  glory. 
In  all  parts  of  the  rigging,  from  the  deck  to  the  mast-head,  all  the 
ships  were  hung  full  with  colored  lights,  while  a  constant  stream 
of  rockets  went  up  from  the  decks.  A  splendid  display  of  fire- 
works on  a  boat  moored  in  the  river  was  kept  up  until  late  in  the 
evening,  and  a  dark  bank  of  clouds  all  along  the  sky  to  the  north 
made  them  look  still  more  brilliant.  A  welcome  shower  of  rain 
closed  the  exhibition  for  the  night. 

I  have  not  time  nor  have  you  space  for  a  full  description  of 
Wednesday's  exercises.  It  is  enough  to  say  they  passed  off 
admirably.  President  Arthur  made  a  gem  of  a  speech,  and  it 
was  commended  on  all  sides  for  its  fitness  and  felicity.  He  has 
been  winning  golden  opinions  in  all  quarters,  since  the  sad  calam- 
ity that  elevated  him  to  his  high  office.  The  event  of  the  day 
was  the  historical  speech  of  Hon.  Robert  C.  Winthrop.  I  was 
fortunate  enough  to  be  where  I  could  hear  every  word  of  it.  I 
would  not  have  missed  it  for  anything  else  in  the  whole  celebra- 
tion. More  than  forty  years  ago,  when  a  young  lad,  too  young  to 
^appreciate  such  a  speech,  I  went  one  bright  autumn  morning 
fourteen  miles  on  foot  to  hear  Edward  Everett's  speech  at  the 
laying  of  the  corner  stone  of  a  monument  at  South  Deerfield, 
Mass.,  in  honor  of  Captain  Lathrop  and  his  men,  the  "flower  of 
Essex,"  who  had  fallen  in  an  Indian  ambush  in  King  Philip's 
war.  I  would  send  my  boy  that  distance  on  foot  now  to  hear 
Robert  C.  Winthrop,  if  he  could  get  there  in  no  other  way. 
Though  nearly  seventy-five  years  old,  he  has  a  good  deal  of  force 
and  vigor  still.  He  is  the  same  polished,  scholarly  orator  and 


HOW    GEN.    KELLOGG    SAW    IT.  /I 

gentleman  that  he  has  been  for  fifty  years ;  the  last  survivor  of 
that  galaxy  of  Boston  orators  and  statesmen  who  were  my  boyish 
admiration  long  years  ago.  The  widow  of  John  Tyler,  who  was 
President  forty  years  since,  came  upon  the  stand  during  the 
speech,  and  listened  with  much  interest.  The  speech  fully  sus- 
tained Winthrop's  former  reputation.  And  when  after  its  close 
the  Secretary  of  State  read  the  order  of  President  Arthur  that,  in 
honor  of  the  illustrious  sovereign  and  gracious  lady  who  sits  on 
the  British  throne,  the  ceremonies  should  close  with  a  salute  to 
the  flag  of  England — the  highest  mark  of  respect  that  one  nation 
can  pay  to  another — the  announcement  fell  upon  my  ears  like  a 
strain  of  another  glorious  song  from  heaven  of  peace  on  earth, 
good  will  to  men.  Somehow,  by  some  association  or  suggestion, 
I  know  not  what,  the  opening  lines  of  that  good  old  hymn  our 
dear  friend  Dr.  Beckwith  used  to  love  to  give  out  were  recalled 
at  once  to  my  mind: 

"  It  came  upon  the  midnight  clear, 

That  glorious  song  of  old, 
From  angels  bending  near  the  earth, 

To  touch  their  harps  of  gold : 
'  Peace  to  the  earth,  good  will  to  man.''" 

With  the  representatives  of  three  of  the  greatest  nations  on  earth 
joining  in  the  celebration  of  an  event  that  brought  peace  to  this 
land,  and  such  a  tribute  of  honor  paid  to  the  great  antagonistic 
country  of  a  hundred  years  ago,  one  might  fancy  the  Augustan 
age  of  peace  had  surely  come  to  stay,  and  that  the  brazen  throat 
of  war  would  be  hushed  forevermore.  But  I  suppose,  with  human 
nature  as  it  is,  the  swords  will  not  all  be  beaten  into  plowshares 
for  some  time  to  come.  Some  little  infraction  of  sovereignty, 
some  little  insult,  real  or  fancied,  may  set  half  the  world  in  arms 
at  any  time  ;  and  I  suppose  we  shall  go  on  doing  as  we  have  done, 
and  in  time  of  peace  prepare  for  war. 

All  day  long,  on  Wednesday,  we  had  been  watching  for  the 
arrival  of  Gov.  Bigelow  and  Staff  and  the  First  Connecticut 
National  Guard  and  Governor's  Guard.  Gov.  Bulkeley  and  my- 
self went  out  on  the  bluff  before  and  after  the  exercises,  and 
strained  our  eyes  down  the  river  for  a  sight  of  the  steamer 
"  Charleston."  But  no  such  steamer  came.  Just  at  nightfall  we 
saw  a  black-hulled  steamer  going  up  the  other  side  of  the  river 
among  the  shipping.  It  was  too  dark  to  distinguish  the  flag,  but 


72  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

we  thought  it  was  the  "  Charleston  "  sure.  We  floundered  along 
the  bank  in  the  darkness,  through  the  dust,  the  crowds,  and  the 
shanties,  only  to  find  out  it  was  "  some  other "  steamer.  We 
were  on  deck  Thursday  morning  before  sunrise ;  and,  lying  at  a 
wharf  up  the  river,  we  could  see,  through  a  forest  of  masts  and 
smokestacks,  a  dark  steamer,  that  we  thought  sure  must  be  the 
"  Charleston."  Up  along  the  river  bank  we  plodded  again,  only 
to  find  out,  when  we  got  there,  that  it  was  the  same  miserable  old 
black-hulled  steamer  we  had  seen  the  night  before,  which  had 
changed  her  position  during  the  night.  Back  to  the  "  Excelsior," 
and  on  deck  we  went  again,  but  could  see  nothing  of  her.  Down 
then  we  went  to  breakfast  with  Col.  Simeon  J.  Fox,  who  had  just 
come  in  from  camp,  where  he  had- made  all  possible  provision  for 
the  comfort  of  the  troops  of  our  State.  Col.  Fox  had  tried  to 
stop  the  reporters,  the  night  before,  from  sending  off  any  alarming 
telegrams  to  New  York  about  the  missing  vessel ;  but  you  might 
as  well  try  to  stop  a  streak  of  lightning  as  to  stop  a  newspaper 
man  when  he  gets  his  nose  after  an  item  of  unusual  interest.  So 
we  went  down  to  breakfast,  giving  up  all  hope  of  seeing  the  Con- 
necticut regiment  in  time  for  the  review.  But.  going  on  deck 
right  after  breakfast,  we  saw  a  strange  steamer  lying  down  the 
river ;  and  with  a  glass  we  soon  made  out  the  vines  on  the  old 
State  flag  at  the  mast-head.  Jumping  into  the  first  small  boat  we 
could  get,  Col.  Fox  gave  orders  to  pull  for  the  vessel  where  the 
officer  who  had  charge  of  the  river  harbor  during  the  celebration 
had  his  quarters.  Before  reaching  it,  we  saw  another  boat  pull- 
ing up  stream  in  the  same  direction,  and  in  it  we  quickly  recog- 
nized the  well-known  head  of  Gov.  Jewell,  and  Gen.  Harbison. 
We  gave  them  three  hearty  cheers.  They  were  on  the  same 
errand  with  us,  and  had  left  the  "  Charleston  "  for  that  purpose. 
Arriving  on  board,  we  found  the  officer  we  sought  was  away,  and 
we  steamed  over  to  the  "Tennessee"  to  look  him  up.  We  lost 
-  half  an  hour  before  we  could  find  him.  In  the  meantime,  Sena- 
tor Hawley,  who  had  been  equally  anxious,  was  on  the  lookout 
from  the  revenue  cutter,  where  he  was  staying,  further  down  the 
river.  He  went  on  board  at  once,  and,  with  his  well-known 
energy  and  his  authority  as  a  member  of  the  centennial  commit- 
tee, he  had  the  steamer  under  way  up  the  river  without  waiting 
for  the  harbor  master.  It  was  none  too  soon,  for  it  was  about 
10  o'clock,  the  hour  of  the  grand  review,  when  we  got  to  the 


OPINIONS    AND    INCIDENTS.  •    73 

wharf  through  the  crowded  shipping.  As  we  approached  to  board 
her  on  the  way  up,  I  could  see  on  the  deck  and  wheel-house  a 
host  of  friends,  Gov.  Bigelow  and  Staff,  Hon.  N.  D.  Sperry,  Judge 
Harrison,  and  others.  We  were  soon  among  them.  The  regi- 
ment was  landed  when  the  call  for  the  grand  review  was  sound- 
ing, a  mile  and  a  half  away ;  and  by  the  energy  of  its  splendid 
colonel,  L.  A.  Barbour,  with  the  efficient  aid  of  his  officers  and 
Col.  Fox,  the  regiment,  by  a  forced  march,  reached  the  ground 
through  a  road  of  sand  and  clouds  of  dust,  just  in  time  to  pass 
behind  the  reviewing  stand  and  form  in  rear  of  the  column  of 
infantry,  and  pass  as  the  last  regiment  in  review.  Nobody  on  the 
reviewing  stand  knew  of  their  arrival ;  and  when  the  colors  of 
Connecticut  came  in  sight,  and  the  regiment  passed  with  its  splen- 
did marching,  the  air  rung  with  the  heartiest  cheers  of  the  day. 
To  be  sure,  New  Jersey  got  the  prize.  She  had  a  battalion  of 
picked  companies  from  different  regiments.  I  heard  one  of  their 
officers  say  there  were  three  companies  from  one  regiment,  two 
from  another,  and  so  on  ;  and,  as  he  put  it,  "we  took  such  com- 
panies as  could  conveniently  come."  That  was  a  little  too  thin 
for  us  to  swallow ;  for  we  knew  the  crack  companies  were  those 
"  who  could  conveniently  come." 

If  the  Connecticut  troops  could  have  gone  to  Baltimore  or 
Washington  by  rail,  and  then  down  the  bay  or  river  in  a  good 
boat,  as  the  New  Jersey  troops  did,  they  would  have  been  in  very 
different  shape  at  Yorktown,  and  I  would  have  risked  them  with 
any  regiment  of  picked  companies.  But  New  Jersey  meant  busi- 
ness ;  her  troops  were  on  the  ground  all  the  week  drilling  and 
preparing  for  it ;  she  went  in  for  the  cup,  and  she  got  it. 

Postmaster  Sperry,  Judge  Harrison,  and  myself  got  a  York- 
town  horse  and  wagon  to  drive  out  to  the  parade  ground.  We 
got  along  pretty  nearly  as  fast  as  the  Connecticut  regiment 
marched,  and  reached  there  in  time  to  see  them  pass  in  review 
and  join  in  the  cheers.  Sperry  asked  the  driver,  who  was  a  white 
man,  if  he  was  a  readjuster.  The  fellow  looked  as  if  he  did  not 
know  whether  that  thing  went  on  four  legs  or  six,  or  what  sort  of 
an  animal  it  was.  After  the  review  we  drove  to  the  Moore  house, 
where  the  French  visitors  were,  and  met  there  Col.  A.  H.  Kellam 
of  our  Governor's  staff,  and  Col.  Stanton.  As  good  luck  would 
have  it,  Gov.  Holliday  was  there  ;  and  we  all  had  an  introduction 
10 


74  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

to  the  French  ladies,  including  the  great-granddaughter  of  Lafay- 
ette. They  were  very  pleasant  and  chatty.  After  that,  we  went 
with  Gov.  Bigelow  and  Staff  and  officers  of  the  First  Regiment  .to 
pay  our  respects  to  the  governor  and  officers  of  the  South  Caro- 
lina troops  in  camp.  Some  of  us  then  went  and  called  on  Gov. 
Cornell,  who,  with  his  estimable  wife,  has  occupied  a  tent  in  camp 
with  his  troops,  fitted  up  in  a  style  becoming  a  governor  of  his 
great  State.  He  spoke  in  the  highest  terms  of  the  appearance  of 
our  First  Regiment  and  the  Second  Company  of  Governor's 
Guard,  and  expressed  surprise  that  they  could  do  so  well  under 
the  circumstances.  We  then  returned  to  the  steamers.  The 
naval  parade  in  the  afternoon  was  fine,  but  there  was  not  time  to 
carry  the  programme  out  in  detail,  as  the  whole  of  Friday  had 
been  originally  arranged  for  that.  The  manning  of  the  yards  was 
a  beautiful  sight.  Gen.  Hancock  gave  a  magnificent  reception  at 
4  P.  M.  on  the  "  St.  John's,"  a  steamer  lying  alongside  of  us, 
which  was  his  headquarters.  I  saw  there  the  President  and  Cab- 
inet, many  senators  and  other  distinguished  visitors  and  bril- 
liantly-dressed ladies,  and  a  host  of  army  and  navy  officers,  all 
dressed  in  glittering  splendor.  I  carried  Postmaster-General 
James  a  telegram,  as  the  boy  could  not  get  to  him  ;  and,  on  open- 
ing it,  we  found  some  poor  hungry  coot  had  telegraphed  him  way 
down  there  for  an  office. 

Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley  and  myself  went  aboard  the  "  Charleston," 
bidding  good-bye  to  our  pleasant  friends  on  the  "  Excelsior," 
which  returned  to  Washington  Thursday  night.  We  found  a 
hearty  welcome,  and  as  good,  hospitable  friends  and  good  fellows 
as  can  be  found  on  any  steamer.  We  arrived  at  Fortress  Monroe 
at  nine  this  morning.  Gov.  Bigelow  and  the  troops  had  a  splen- 
did reception  here ;  but  I  have  no  time  to  describe  it.  Col.  Liv- 
ingston, with  his  officers  and  regulars,  did  them  all  the  honors. 
They  sailed  at  1 1  o'clock  for  Charleston.  It  was  hard  work  for 
me  to  tear  myself  away  from  so  many  friends  and  good  fellows, 
but  I  have  work  to  do  for  clients,  and  must  turn  my  face  north- 
ward. Besides,  with  all  the  good  friends  on  board,  /  can't  help 
seeing,  and  don't  quite  like  the  steamer  "  Charleston."  Gov.  Jewell, 
Sperry,  Harrison,  and  some  others  go  the  rest  of  the  way  by  rail. 
I  return  to  Washington  to-night  with  my  genial  friend  Byington, 
of  the  Norwalk  "Gazette."  I  have  had  a  good  time. 

I  am  sorry  for  the  men  of  the  First  Regiment ;  they  are  worse 


GEN.    K'S    CONCLUSIONS.  75 

off  than  the  officers  or  guests.  They  are  too  cleanly  a  set  of  men 
to  be  stowed  away  in  such  a  filthy  place  between  decks  as  that  of 
the  "  Charleston,''  and  must  feel  as  if  they  had  taken  the  quarters 
of  the  wharf  rats  when  they  crawled  out  of  it.  And  before  clos- 
ing this  letter,  now  much  longer  than  I  intended,  I  must  say 
another  good  word  for  that  regiment.  They  had  a  great  many 
good  things  said  of  them  at  Yorktovvn,  and  they  deserved  them 
all.  I  am  pretty  well  known  at  home,  from  old  associations,  to 
be  a  little  enthusiastic  over  the  Second  Regiment,  and  I  recall 
their  splendid  appearance  on  their  excursions  to  New  York,  New 
Jersey,  and  Washington  with  an  exultant  pride.  But  no  regiment 
from  our  State  ever  deserved  heartier  commendation  or  warmer 
regard  from  its  citizens  than  this  First  Regiment.  The  wonder  is 
they  could  have  done  so  well  at  Yorktown*  With  a  hurried 
march  after  three  days  of  delays  and  tossing  about  in  such  a 
steamer,  with  no  time  to  get  breath  after  their  sea-sickness,  or  to 
get  off  their  sea-legs,  they  went  through  the  review  in  a  manner 
equal  to  that  of  any  regulars  on  the  ground.  There  were  fine 
horses  for  Col.  Barbour  and  Staff  standing  blanketed  in  the  camp 
across  the  field.  There  was  no  time  to  send  for  or  saddle  them, 
and  the  officers  marched  on  foot  with  the  men.  I  hope  they  all 
will  have  so  good  a  time  in  the  city  of  Charleston,  with  its  well- 
known  hospitality,  that  it  will  atone  for  all  their  discomforts.  But 
I  venture  to  say  that,  when  the  recollections  of  this  excursion  are 
called  up  in  future  years,  they  will  none  of  them  have  painted  on 
their  memory  the  steamer  "Charleston"  as  a  "thing  of  beauty  or 
a  joy  forever."  S.  W.  KELLOGG. 

Many  pages  could  be  rilled  with  complimentary  notices  of 
the  appearance  of  the  First  at  Yorktown  ;  for  it  undoubtedly 
was  the  best  entire  regiment  in  line,  and  there  is  no  doubt 
that  if  it  had  arrived  on  the  previous  day,  and  had  time  to 
get  off  what  is  called  their  "sea-legs,"  they  would  have  takefi 
the  prize  offered  to  the  best-drilled  regiment.  New  Jersey 
was  represented  by  a  picked  regiment,  that  is,  made  up  of 
companies  from  different  regiments  ;  but  the  First  had  sim- 
ply its  own  enlisted  men,  as  borne  on  its  rolls,  no  substitutes, 
and  but  few  absentees,  every  field,  staff,  and  line  officer  pres- 
ent and  on  duty.  The  First  Connecticut  was  barred  out 


76  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

from  competition  for  the  vase,  it  being  awarded  for  "  best 
appearance  of  camp,"  so  that  it  was  not  actually  brought 
into  competition  at  all. 

[From  "  Army  and  Navy  Journal."] 

"All  now  look  for  the  mounted  batteries,  but  the  strains  of 
martial  music  and  the  glistening  of  bayonets  told  that  there  was 
still  another  infantry  command.  What  it  was  none  could  deter- 
mine until  the  head  of  the  column  came  into  view,  when  the 
white  helmets  of  the  field  and  staff  denoted  the  First  Regiment 
of  Connecticut.  When  this  fact  became  assured  a  cheer  arose 
from  the  assembled  multitude  which  threw  into  insignificance  all 
the  applause  of  the  day,  and  as  the  regiment  swung  by  with  its 
solid  fronts,  though  time  had  not  been  allowed  for  them  to  be 
equalized,  the  applause  told  of  the  relief  experienced  by  the  safe 
arrival  of  the  steamer  Charleston.  The  marching  of  the  regiment 
was  superb,  its  distances  well  preserved,  and  alignments  perfect, 
and  the  feeling  of  relief  at  their  arrival  was  followed  by  one  of 
sorrow  that  Colonel  Barbour's  regiment  was  not  on  the  ground  at 
an  earlier  day  and  given  a  chance  to  compete  for  the  Tiffany  vase." 

[From  the  Norwalk  "  Gazette."] 

"The  Charleston  had  reached  the  dock  at  10.15,  an^  although 
nearly  every  man  had  been  more  or  less  sea-sick,  and  exposed  to 
great  discomforts  by  the  long,  unnecessary  voyage,  Col.  Barbour 
had  his  eight  companies  of  the  First  Regiment  and  the  2d  Com- 
pany of  Governor's  Foot  Guard  of  New  Haven  fully  represented, 
and,  although  neither  he  nor  his  fellow-officers  had  time  to  saddle 
and  mount  the  horses  provided  for  them  and  awaiting  them  on 
the  ground,  the  boys  dashed  forward  as  cheerily  as  when  they 
stormed  Fort  Griswold-,  and  struck  the  end  of  the  line  and  passed 
the  reviewing  stand  as  steadily  and  marching  as  finely  as  any 
company  of  regulars  that  had  similarly  marched  by  before  them. 
It  was  a  happy  moment  for  the  '  boys,'  as  a  delay  of  only  ten 
minutes  more  would  have  lost  them  the  chance  to  have  appeared 
in  the  line,  and  also  the  thousands  of  cheers  and  compliments 
they  received  on  every  hand  as  being,  without  exception,  the  best- 
drilled  regiment  on  the  field." 


NEWSPAPER    OPINIONS.  77 

[From  "Army  and  Navy  Register."] 

"  The  Connecticut  First  Regiment  made  a  magnificent  appear- 
ance, in  spite  of  its  late  arrival  and  the  fact  that  many  of  the 
men  had  been  made  very  sea-sick  by  their  ocean  trip.  They 
marched  about  as  well  as  the  New  Jersey  troops,  and  if  they  had 
arrived  in  season  they  might  have  carried  off  the  Tiffany  vase. 
This  regiment  re-embarked  immediately  after  the  review,  and 
proceeded  on  a  visit  to  Charleston,  S.  C." 

From  the  many  newspaper  notices,  a  few  are  herewith 
given : 

New  York  "  Herald  "  :  At  that  hour  the  preparations  for  the  mil- 
itary review  were  complete  and  the  columns  of  troops  were  in 
position.  Unaware  of  this  the  Connecticut  regiment  disembarked, 
and,  with  their  splendid  band,  inarched  to  the  encampment. 
They  reached  the  ground  about  n  A.  M.,  when  the  marching  col- 
umns were  already  filing  past  the  grand  stand.  Taking  in  the 
situation  at  a  glance,  the  colonel  of  the  Connecticut  troops  de- 
bouched to  the  left  of  the  parade-ground,  and,  making  a  circuit  in 
rear  of  the  President's  stand,  reached  the  parade-ground  in  time 
to  fall  in  and  inarch  past  in  regular  order.  Few  people  knew 
they  had  arrived,  and,  owing  to  the  prevailing  anxiety  on  account 
of  their  unexplained  delay,  their  appearance  was  a  genuine  sur- 
prise. When  they  marched  in  splendid  order  and  with  the  finest 
military  precision  in  front  of  the  stand  they  were  loudly  applauded 
and  received  the  heartiest  cheers  of  any  command  on  the  ground. 
At  the  close  of  the  review  the  command  concluded  not  to  go  into 
camp,  and  without  even  visiting  the  quarters  intended  for  them 
they  wisely  returned  to  their  steamer.  Their  delay  in  arriving 
here  proved  opportune. 

New  York  "  Tribune  "  :  "  We  have  had  all  sorts  of  tunes  from  the 
different  bands,  but  none  more  appropriate  than  the  air  which  the 
Connecticut  band  is  playing.  The  Connecticut  regiment  arrived 
only  this  morning,  just  in  time  to  reach  the  field  and  fall  in  at  the 
rear  of  the  volunteer  column.  Its  tardiness  turns  out  to  be  fortu- 
nate, however,  for  its  excellent  appearance  and  good  marching 
make  a  capital  finish  to  the  infantry  column." 

New  York  "  Sun  "  :  "  Last  of  all  the  militia  were  the  boys  from 
Connecticut,  five  hundred  strong.  Although  they  had  hardly  lost 


78  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

their  sea  legs,  they  made  the  most  creditable  appearance  of  any 
troops  on  the  ground,  and  marched  as  well  as,  if  not  better  than,  the 
regulars.  A  company  of  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  with  white 
facings,  was  with  them." 

New  York  "  Times  "  :  "  The  New  Jersey  regiment  and  the  Con- 
necticut men  came  in  for  a  large  share  of  appreciation,  especially 
the  latter,  whose  new  uniforms  on  the  Prussian  model,  stalwart 
look,  and  even  marching  were  enthusiastically  received." 

New  York  "  Star  ":  "The  Connecticut  troops  arrived  on  the 
grounds  direct  from  the  steamer,  and  reached  the  farm  just  in 
time  to  wheel  into  the  line.  They  were  received  with  the  wildest 
enthusiasm." 

Boston  "  Herald  "  :  "  The  Connecticut  regiment  brought  up  the 
rear  of  the  militia  infantry,  being  out  of  position.  It  was  accom- 
panied by  Colt's  armory  band,  and  looked  very  well.  The  hon- 
ors of  marching  lay  between  New  Jersey,  Massachusetts,  and 
Connecticut." 

Boston  "Advertiser  "  :  "  Some  of  the  marching  was  excellent, 
especially  that  of  the  Massachusetts  Ninth,  the  Cadets,  and  the 
Connecticut  troops." 

Philadelphia  "Times  " :  "  The  great  triumph  of  the  day  was  the 
superb  bearing  of  the  different  State  troops.  It  is  but  poor  praise 
of  their  excellence  to  say  that  they  were  not  as  a  whole  inferior 
to  the  regulars,  and  that  one  or  two  State  contingents  fairly  sur- 
passed them.  These  were  the  New  Jersey  and  Connecticut 
troops.  Second  to  the  New  Jersey  militia  in  martial  bearing 
were  the  Connecticut  men,  clothed,  drilled,  and  lined  to  perfec- 
tion." 

[Correspondence  Norwalk  "Gazette."] 

"  Gens.  Sherman  and  Hancock,  as  well  as  ex-Confederate  Gen. 
Fitzhugh  Lee,  all  spoke  enthusiastically  of  the  exceptionally 
fine  marching  of  the  belated  Connecticut  troops,  and  the  boys, 
without  going  into  the  tent  quarters  prepared  for  them,  at  once 
retreated  to  their  ship  to  rest  and  expectorate  the  dust,  with  which 
each  man  was  nearly  suffocated." 


YORK/TOWN!  GOOD  BYE!  79 

YORKTOWN  CENTENNIAL  HYMN. 

[Snug  October  ig/h,  at  the  scene  of  the  surrender,  by  choruses  from  Baltimore, 
Richmond,  and  Washington^ 

Our  fathers'  God,  who  on  these  plains 

Of  old  gave  victory  to  our  land, 
This  day  in  gracious  favor  deigns 

To  bless  the  labor  of  our  hand. 
To  him  Jet  us  our  voices  raise ; 
In  lofty  hymns  and  notes  of  praise, 

Our  grateful  homage  pay. 

His  was  the  strength  that  nerved  their  heart 

In  faith  of  battle  for  the  right ; 
He  did  the  wisdom  high  impart, 

That  baffled  all  the  foeman's  might, 
And  gave  our  land,  in  days  of  yore, 
Deliverance  strong  from  troubles  sore 

Of  war  and  bitter  strife. 

Built  on  foundation  strong  and  deep, 

The  starry-pointing  shaft  we  rear, 
The  form  of  mighty  deeds  to  heap 

And  tell  in  every  coming  year. 
So  let  us  in  our  hearts  upraise 
A  monument  of  those  brave  days, 

Of  faith  and  victory. 

Gen.  Clitz,  in  his  report  to  the  Adjutant-General  of  the 
U.  S.  Army  concerning  the  inspection  at  Niantic  last  Sep- 
tember, concludes  by  saying : 

"  I  only  caught  a  glimpse  of  the  First  Connecticut  Regiment  as 
it  joined  the  rear  of  the  column  on  the  "march  past"  the  Presi- 
dent on  the  Military  Day  at  Yorktown,  but  I  will  venture  to  say 
its  fine  military  appearance  was  unsurpassed  by  any  State  organ- 
ization present." 

.President  Arthur  to  Gen.  Hawley  : 

"  Considering  the  very  adverse  circumstances,  the  appearance 
of  the  Connecticut  regiment  was  admirable  ;  it  was  simply  splen- 
did; you  have  every  reason  to  be  very  proud  of  them.  It  was 
very  remarkable." 


FRIDAY,  OCTOBER  21  ST. 

"  Hold  the  fort,  for  we  are  coming.'' 

An  early  start,  a  farewell  look  at  Yorktown,  a  beautiful 
sail  on  a  beautiful  morning,  a  good  breakfast,  put  where  it 
would  do  the  most  good,  and  where  it  would  cover  up  the 
sand  we  had  swallowed,  and  we  were  off  for  Fortress  Mon- 
roe, which  most  of  those  on  board  were  to  see  for  the  first 
time. 

Co.  B  were  on  duty  this  day. 

In  addition  to  Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley  and  Col.  Fox,  who  were 
to  go  to  Charleston,  we  were  accompanied  by  Gen.  Kellogg 
and  A.  H.  Byington,  Esq.,  of  Norwalk  and  Washington,  who 
were  to  leave  at  Fortress  Monroe.  When  the  famous  forti- 
fication came  in  sight  the  members  of  the  regiment  were 
greatly  excited,  for  although  few  had  seen  it  all  had  read 
of  it. 

This  was  the  writer's  fourth  visit,  having  been  "  thar  "  in 
1863,  1865,  ar>d  1873,  the  most  interesting  visit  having  been 
in  '63,  when  the  negroes,  or  contrabands  as  they  were  then 
called,  were  more  numerous  than  frogs  in  Egypt ;  but 
eighteen  years  has  made  a  vast  difference  in  the  surround- 
ings. Upon  nearing  the  dock  the  well-known  form  of  our 
fellow-voyager,  Maj.  Burbank,  was  descried  in  waiting  for 
us,  soon  after  joined  by  several  officers  of  the  garrison  in 
full  uniform.  As  soon  as  possible  (it  was  now  9  o'clock) 
Col.  Barbour  and  officers  landed,  and  were  introduced  by 
Maj.  Burbank  to  Col.  Livingston  and  staff,  who  gave  them 
a  courteous  and  cordial  welcome. 

(Col.  Livingston,  4th  Artillery,  was  temporarily  in  com- 
mand of  the  post,  in  the  absence  of  Gen.  Getty  on  special 
duty,  and  as  Maj.  Burbank  is  an  officer  of  the  3d  Artillery, 
in  which  Col.  Livingston  was  formerly  Captain,  not  only  the 


OLD    POINT    COMFORT.  8l 

Colonel,  but  the  other  officers  at  the  fort  were  very  happy 
to  honor  the  Major's  friends.) 

Arrangements  being  quickly  made,  the  regiment  landed, 
and,  headed  by  Colt's  Band,  marched  up  the  street  past  the 
Hygeia  Hotel,  and  found  the  garrison,  consisting  of  four 
companies  from  the.  First,  Second,  Third,  and  Fifth  Artil- 
lery, under  Major  Lodor,  with  the  Artillery  School  Band  in 
line  waiting  for  them,  when  the  customary  reception  cere- 
monies were  gone  through  with ;  after  which,  under  escort 
of  the  battalion,  the  visiting  troops  were  marched  by  the 
grand  entrance-way  to  the  parade-ground,  inside  the  fort. 

Governor  Bigelow  and  party,  with  the  other  guests  of  the 
regiment,  under  escort  of  several  of  the  officers  of  the  garri- 
son, were  taken  over  a  draw- bridge,  across  the  moat,  and 
through  a  covered  way,  by  a.  short  cut  to  the  parade-ground, 
where  they  were  soon  joined  by  other  officers,  while  on  the 
piazzas  of  the  houses  occupied  by  the  families  of  officers,  as 
also  on  seats  under  the  trees  in  front,  there  was  soon  gath- 
ered quite  a  party  of  ladies  to  witness  the  evolutions  of  the 
soldiers. 

As  the  party  were  entering,  the  representative  of  the 
Charleston  "News  and  Courier"  was  walking  by  the  side  of 
the  Historian,  when  he  suddenly  remarked,  "Why,  here  is 
where  they  had  our  'Jeff,'  wasn't  it  ?"  The  remark  being  over- 
heard by  the  Chaplain  of  the  post,  he  at  once  pointed  out 
the  place  of  confinement,  and  gave  us  many  interesting  facts 
in  connection  with  the  celebrated  prisoner. 

Army  officers  of  various  ranks  quickly  gathered  in  full 
uniform  to  witness  the  drill  and  dress  parade  of  the  First 
arid  Governor's  Guard,  which  they  had  been  invited  to  give. 

The  brilliant  uniforms,  Gov.  Bigelow  and  party  in  the 
foreground,  the  groups  of  ladies  and  children  on  the  piazzas 
and  under  the  trees,  the  orderlies  and  soldiers  off  duty, 
watching  to  see  how  the  volunteers  would  do  it,  the  long 
line  of  Connecticut  troops,  and  on  the  extreme  right  the  bat- 
talion of  regulars  "in  place  rest,"  together  made  a  brilliant 
picture  in  the  bright  sunlight.  The  Yankee  soldiers  felt 
ii 


82  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

that  perhaps  it  was  a  trifle  "cheeky"  to  show  off  before  dis- 
ciplined troops,  therefore  every  man  was  determined  to  do 
^is  level  best. 

Everything  passed  off  excellently  well,  amid  applause 
from  the  spectators,  and  Col.  Barbour  received  many  words 
of  praise  for  the  admirable  appearance  of  the  regiment. 

The  dress-parade  ended,  the  troops  were  at  once  marched 
to  the  steamer,  without  breaking  ranks,  which  was  a  disap- 
pointment to  many  who  desired  to  examine  more  thoroughly 
this  celebrated  fortification  ;  but  the  officers  were  anxious  to 
put  to  sea,  that  there  might  be  no  possibility  of  delay  in 
reaching  Charleston  on  time. 

While  the  troops  were  on  their  way  to  the  boat  Gov.  Big- 
elow  and  party  were  escorted  to  the  officers'  club-rooms, 
where  they  were  most  hospitably  entertained  during  their 
limited  stay. 

These  club-rooms  are  in  the  walls  of  the  fort,  and  fitted 
up  with  billiard  and  card  tables  and  other  conveniences  for 
recreation  while  off  duty.  In  an  adjoining  casemate  Jeffer- 
son Davis  was  confined  during  the  latter  part  of  his  visit  at 
the  fort. 

Col.  Barbour  had  hoped  to  allow  the  troops  an  hour  in 
which  to  visit  and  inspect  the  many  points  of  interest  in  and 
about  the  fort,  but  the  long  delay  and  difficulty  in  getting 
the  steamer  to  the  dock  rendered  it  necessary  to  cut  short 
the  visit.  This  old  tub  of  a  steamer  could  consume  more 
time  in  trying  to  go  where  wanted  than  any  steamer  afloat, 
I  verily  believe. 

But  1 1  o'clock  had  arrived,  the  hour  appointed  for  leaving  : 
so,  bidding  good-bye  to  our  hospitable  entertainers,  after 
pledging  each  others'  healths  in  something  more  sparkling 
than  water,  we  wended  our  way  to  the  steamer,  accompanied 
by  several  officers,  stopping  for  a  brief  period  at  the  elegant 
and  spacious  Hygeia  Hotel,  a  delightful  and  popular  place 
of  resort  for  invalids  during  the  winter  months.  Members 
of  the  regiment  who  had  been  allowed  a  few  moments  on 
shore  were  hurrying  towards  the  boat,  laden  with  huge  par- 


IN    THE    FORT.  83 

eels  of  fruits  and  provisions  which  they  had  bought,  in  order, 
as  one  said,  to  "keep  the  wolf  from  the  door.1'  We  were 
also  enabled  to  secure  a  few  copies  of  the  New  York  papers 
of  the  previous  day,  with  the  alarming  rumors  of  our  probable 
loss  at  sea ;  but  the  reports,  fortunately,  were  not  believed  by 
any  of  us. 

Through  the  kindness  and  courtesy  of  Lieut.  Granger 
Adams,  stationed  at  the  fort,  I  am  enabled  to  give  a  list  of 
those  officers  who  so  kindly  and  hospitably  received  and 
entertained  us.  Those  who  took  part  in  the  reception,  either 
officially,  as  escort,  or  more  informally  in  the  rooms  of  the 
Fortress  Monroe  club,  were  : 
Col.  L.  L.  Livingston,  Major  4th  Artillery,  commanding  post 

temporarily. 

Col.  Richard   Lodor,  Major  3d  Artillery,  commanding  bat- 
talion. 

Surgeon  Charles  Page,  U.  S.  Army. 
Col.  S.  S.  Elder,  Captain  ist  Artillery. 
Major  J.  B.  Campbell,  Captain  4th  Artillery. 

"      J.  H.  Calef,  Captain  2d  Artillery. 
Rev.  O.  E.  Herrick,  Post  Chaplain  U.  S.  Army. 
ist  Lieut.  G.  G.  Greenough,  4th  Artillery. 
"  F.  C.  Grugan,         2d         " 

"  Constantine  Chase,  3d       "         Adjutant. 

"  H.  B.  Osgood, 

Sedgwick  Pratt, 

"  J.  A.  Lundeen,         4th      " 

H.  L.  Harris,  ist      " 

"  G.  F.  Chase,  3d  Cavalry. 

"  G.  F.  E.  Harrison,  2d  Artillery. 

2d  Lieut.  W.  A.  Simpson,        "         " 
"  Granger  Adams,      5th      " 

W.  B.  Gordon,         4th      " 
C.  G.  Woodward,     3d 
H.  G.  Squires,          /th  Cavalry. 
J.  V.  White,  ist 'Artillery. 

David  Price,  Jr.,        "         " 
J.  R.  .Totten,  4th       " 


84  FIRST   REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

To  all  of  these  officers  the  Historian,  in  behalf  of  the 
whole  Connecticut  party,  extends  thanks  and  best  wishes  for 
the  future. 

At  about  11.30  we  turned  our  faces  ocean  ward,  but  with 
much  suppressed  grief,  for  we  had  been  deserted  by  the 
genial  ex-Governor  and  his  brother,  the  postmaster  of  the 
City  of  Elms,  the  gallant  major  from  Bridgeport  (who 
desired  to  go  over  to  Norfolk  in  a  gondola),  the  Governor's 
private  secretary,  Judge  Lynde  Harrison,  and  possibly  one 
or  two  others. 

We  also  here  took  leave  of  ex-Congressman  Kellogg  and 
the  companionable  Byington,  who  had  come  down  with  us 
from  Yorktown,  Maj.  Burbank,  who  had  received  letters 
which  called  him  back  to  Cornell  (not  the  captain  of  Co.  H), 
Col.  John  B.  Clapp  and  Paymaster  McCray,  who  were 
obliged  to  return  home  on  account  of  business  matters,  and 
a  few  members  of  the  regiment,  who  were  too  unwell  to  pro- 
ceed. Just  as  we  steamed  away  from  the  dock  the  steamer 
B.  S.  Ford,  having  on  board  Gov.  Hagood  and  Staff  and  the 
South  Carolina  troops,  passed  us  on  their  way  from  York- 
town  to  Norfolk,  en  route  for  home,  and  having  as  prisoners 
Capt.  Cornell,  of  Co.  H,  and  Lieut.  Hotchkiss,  of  Co.  F, 
First  Connecticut.  We  cheered  one  another,  but  could  do 
nothing  for  our  comrades,  who  were  carried  off  before  our 
very  eyes. 

How  many  of  those  who  left  us  did  so  through  fear  of 
more  marine 'nausea  is  one  of  those  things  "no  feller  can 
find  out " ;  but  they,  with  one  accord,  declared  that  a  little 
thing  like  that  had  nothing  to  do  with  it.  Perhaps  not ;  but 
it  happened  that  the  Poet  and  Historian  moved  their  quar- 
ters up  stairs,  after  leaving  Old  Point  Comfort,  and  occupied 
the  state-room  recently  inhabited  by  the  Postmaster  and 
Major,  and  there  were  certain  indications 

Our  number  was  slightly  decreased  by  these  desertions, 
those  who  had  left  outnumbering  the  accessions;  but  then 
it  was  but  for  a  couple  of  days,  and  the  party  who  were 
going  by  land  said  that  they  would  post  the  good  people  of 


DESERTERS.  8$ 

Charleston  as  to  our  party,  and  make  the  final  arrangements 
for  our  reception. 

That  certainly  was  kind  and  clever ;  so  we  consented  to 
their  going  before  to  spy  out  the  land  and  get  acquainted 
with  those  who  were  waiting  to  welcome  us.  Such  utter 
unselfishness  excited  our  admiration,  for  it  was  to  be  a  tire- 
some journey  by  land,  and  it  was  undertaken  simply  for  the 
comfort  of  those  left  on  the  steamer. 

All  the  gentlemen  who  left  us  regretted  exceedingly  that 
they  would  be  deprived  of  the  pleasure  of  seeing  Hatteras,  for 
that  was  one  great  inducement  to  come  on  the  trip  ;  but  all 
this  was  given  up  for  us.  We  shall  never  forget  such  devo- 
tion, never. 

We  steamed  down  past  the  Rip-raps,  having  an  oppor- 
tunity to  get  a  distant  glimpse  of  Newport  News,  Sewall's 
Point,  and  other  objects  of  interest.  Down  the  bay  and  out 
past  Cape  Henry,  and  we  were  once  more  at  home,  on  the 
bosom  of  the  broad  Atlantic.  The  wind  was  easterly,  at 
times  quite  strong,  and  the  effect  of  the  chopping  sea  such 
as  to  shake  things  up  quite  lively,  quite  a  number  being 
affected  with  a  sort  of  nausea,  which  oftentimes  makes  its 
appearance  on  such  occasions. 

At  supper  time  the  roll  was  so  great  that  dishes  were 
thrown  from  the  tables  and  broken,  and  many  a  man  received 
his  food  in  his  lap  instead  of  the  proper  opening.  'Twas  the 
largest  supply  of  rolls  we  had  received  at  any  of  our  meals. 

The  afternoon  was  a  delightful  one  for  a  sail,  and  the  pros- 
pect good  for  fine  weather  in  passing  Hatteras,  the  great 
bug-bear  of  the  trip  down  the  Atlantic  coast. 

The  time  passed  pleasantly  after  dinner  in  whist-playing, 
reading,  talking  over  the  events  of  the  past  two  days,  and  a 
little  frolicking  among  the  boys.  The  "  Geezers  '"and  "  Com- 
pany Y  "  were,  to  all  appearances,  enjoying  themselves  in 
their  quarters,  while  the  eloquent  Prosecuting  Attorney 
climbed  upon  the  wheel-house,  wearing  borrowed  or  stolen 
plumage,  and  carrying  a  speaking  trumpet,  personating  most 
admirably  Sir  Joseph  Porter,  K.C.B. 


86  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Spiller  and  his  assistant,  Wunder,  were  also  kept  busy 
shampooing  the  Yorktovvn  sand  from  the  hair  of  many.  We 
could  see  but  little  of  the  coast,  but  often  thought  how  many 
of  our  brave  Connecticut  soldiers  had  sailed  over  the  same 
route,  to  die  at  Roanoke  Island,  Wilmington,  Charleston,  and 
other  places.  Our  regiment  was  probably  the  largest  body 
of  volunteer  troops  that  had  sailed  these  waters  since  the 
war,  and  we  were  going  on  a  visit  to  our  former  enemies. 
But,  while  all  was  apparently  so  peaceful,  trouble  was  brewing 
and  a  volcano  slumbering  under  our  feet,  and  it  was  no  lava- 
ble  matter  either. 

Much  dissatisfaction  had  been  expressed  by  the  men  con- 
cerning their  food  and  the  manner  of  serving  it,  and  the 
caterer  blamed.  Before  leaving  home,  a  list  of  good  things 
bought  for  use  on  board  had  been  unwisely  printed  in  some 
of  the  papers,  and  the  troops  had  got  the  idea  into  their 
heads  that  they  were,  to  use  a  slang  phrase,  "  to  live  like 
fighting-cocks." 

The  boat  was  pretty  well  crowded,  as  has  been  stated,  and 
there  were  many  to  cook  for,  and  when  hungry  the  men 
were  impatient.  Then  again,  there  was  no  dining-room  on 
the  steamer  large  enough  for  all  to  be  accommodated  at  once, 
therefore  tables  were  set  on  the  deck,  and  the  men  served  in 
three  reliefs,  half  an  hour  apart. 

There  was  food  in  great  plenty,  but  it  was  extremely  diffi- 
cult to  serve  it  as  the  caterer  would  have  been  glad  to  do, 
owing  to  the  rocking  of  the  boat  and  the  cramped  quarters. 

The  writer  believes,  from  careful  inquiry  and  observation, 
that  Capt.  Sluyter  tried  to  do  his  best;  but  many  of  the 
men  would  not  believe  it,  and  they  became  unreasonable. 
If  the  boat  gave  a  lurch  they  laid  the  blame  on  either  the 
officers  of  the  ship  or  Capt.  Sluyter ;  or  if  one  left  the  table 
hurriedly,  and  laid  his  head  on  the  rail  to  think  a  while,  or  if, 
as  often  happened,  the  decks  were  not  neat  about  the  tables, 
Capt.  S.  caught  it  again,  although  not  at  fault  in  such  mat- 
ters. 

At  any  rate,  the  men  were  dissatisfied  and  "down  on  Sluy- 


DISSATISFACTION.  8/ 

ter,"  to  use  a  common  expression  ;  so  that,  by  Friday  night, 
at  meal  time,  there  was  almost  a  rebellion  against  the  food 
and  the  manner  of  serving. 

In  all  probability,  some  of  the  regiment,  perhaps  a  large 
number,  will  be  "down  on  the  Historian"  for  what  is  written 
on  this  subject;  but,  my  dear  boys,  if  I  write  this  story  of 
the  famous  trip,  I  must  be  allowed  to  write  my  own  impres- 
sions concerning  it. 

Capt.  Sluyter  had  undoubtedly  a  bigger  contract  than  he, 
or  any  one  else,  could  carry  out  well  with  the  accommoda- 
tions and  arrangements  on  board  ;  and  then,  again,  the  dis- 
comforts pertaining  to  s s  began  the  first  day  out, 

when  nothing  would  taste  good,  not  even  quail  on  toast. 
The  members  of  the  regiment  were  mostly  young,  unused  to 
the  sea,  accustomed  to  living  well  at  home,  and  had  got  the 
idea  firmly  in  their  mjnds  that  the  meals  were  to  be  like 
those  of  a  first-class  hotel.  Such  things  cannot  be  expected, 
even  when  one-tenth  the  "number  go  on  an  excursion.  I 
know  it,  for  I  have  been  there  many  times,  and  I  have  seen 
and  heard  as  much  or  more  grumbling  in  a  party  of  three- 
score gentlemen,  when  careful  preparation  had  been  made, 
in  the  way  of  provisions  and  service,  and  every  precaution 
taken  to  make  all  as  comfortable  as  they  could  be  made,  and 
yet,  let  a  storm  arise,  or  an  accident  occur,  or  some  unlooked- 
for  thing  happen,  and  a  certain  number  would  find  fault  with 
all  and  everything  on  board. 

And,  in  leaving  this  unpleasant  subject,  allow  me  to  say 
that,  when  the  boys  of  the  First  Connecticut  have  lived  a 
few  more  years,  and  have  roughed  it  a  little  more,  they  will 
think  of  this  as  not  so  very  bad,  after  all.  Methinks  I  hear 
the  remark,  "  What  does  Rathbun  know  about  it  ?  He  had 
a  state-room,  and  ate  in  the  cabin."  Exactly  so ;  the  fact 
being  that  I  couldn't  get  a  bunk  down-stairs,  and  was  obliged 
to  take  up  my  quarters  with  the  officers  and  guests. 

During  the  evening  there  was  a  conference  between  the 
officers  and  Capt.  Sluyter,  resulting  in  an  arrangement  for  a 
better  mode  of  feeding,  as  all  the  officers  were  desirous  of 


88  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

making  the  men  comfortable  and  happy,  if  it  were  possible 
to  do  so. 

Just  before  dark  a  large  bird  flew  into  the  rigging  and 
rested,  looking  down  curiously  upon  those  who  were  wonder- 
ing what  and  who  the  strange  visitor  could  be.  The  officers 
of  the  ship  called  it  a  hawk,  very  likely  tired  and  weak. 
(Perhaps  it  had  flown  from  the  life-saving  station,  Kitty 
Hawk,  which  is  down  this  way.) 

One  of  the  sailors  climbed  the  rigging  to  capture  it,  but, 
not  having  a  supply  of  salt  to  put  on  his  tail,  and  not  being 
much  of  a  salt  himself,  did  not  succeed,  and  the  bird  flew 
off,  as  did  the  sailor's  cap. 

Soon  after,  the  bird  lit  again,  this  time  on  the  fore-mast 
yard,  when  it  was  decided  to  be  the  better  plan  to  wait  until 
dark,  and  try  again,  when  the  capture  was  effected,  and  the 
poor  bird  put  into  a  box  with  slats  across,  and  sold  to  the 
highest  bidder,  which  happened  to  be  Co.  E,  of  New  Britain, 
who  took  excellent  care  of  their*  prize,  and  brought  it  home 
alive,  though  for  the  last  two  days  the  bird  refused  food 

Upon  showing  it  to  a  taxidermist,  he  pronounced  it  to  be  a 
grey-footed  eagle  ;  and  the  company  feel  that  they  certainly 
secured  a  capital  memento  of  the  trip. 

The  eagle  has  been  stuffed,  and  may  be  seen  at  the  com- 
pany rooms  in  the  new  armory  at  New  Britain. 

After  supper  the  time  passed  pleasantly,  and  all  felt  that 
the  dreaded  Hatteras  would  be  passed  with  the  sea  calm  and 
quiet.  The  occupants  of  the  little  room  on  deck  became 
quite  musical  and  happy,  entertaining  the  crowd  with  many 
jolly  songs.  A  small  company  of  the  guests  were  in  Gov. 
Bigelow's  state-room,  when  the  matter  of  the  safety  of  those 
on  the  "  Charleston "  came  up  and  was  fully  discussed,  the 
prevailing  opinion  being  that,  in  calm  weather,  the  ship  was 
all  right,  but,  in  case  of  a  storm  or  fire,  or  any  accident 
befalling  us,  we  should  be  in  bad  shape  to  meet  it,  on  account 
of  the  small  number  comprising  the  crew,  and  their  igno- 
rance, together  with  many  other  defects  in  the  sailing  of  the 
vessel. 


HATTERAS.  89 

Many  in  the  party  had  really  felt  alarmed,  fearing  that,  in 
case  of  fire  or  accident,  a  panic  might  ensue,  and  much 
harm  and  loss  of  life  be  the  result. 

It  was  found  that  many  of  the  guests  were  intending  to  « 
visit  Atlanta ;  others  would  not  return  on  any  account  on  the 
steamer ;  also,  that  a  large  number  of  the  members  of  the 
regiment,  who  could  afford  it,  would  return   by  land  from 
Charleston,  fearing  a  return  on  this  steamer. 

In  view  of  these  facts  it  was  decided  to  recommend  send- 
ing the  regiment  back  by  rail  and  abandon  the  ship  at 
Charleston,  provided  it  should  meet  the  views  of  the  officers 
and  men,  who  were  to  be  consulted  the  next  day. 

Soon  after  9  o'clock  we  began  to  look  for  Hatteras  Light, 
being  about  thirty  miles  distant.  Opera  glasses  were 
brought  out,  and  much  speculation  was  indulged  in  as  to 
who  would  have  the  honor  of  sighting  it  first.  The  sea  was 
comparatively  smooth,  and  all  fears  of  a  Hatteras  gale  had 
subsided.  Many  were  on  the  watch.  The  eyes  of  Capt. 
Reynolds  and  the  look-out  on  the  forward  bow  of  the  front 
piazza  were  gazing  intently  toward  a  point  where  the  light 
should  appear,  for  then  the  course  could  be  determined  along 
this  treacherous  coast. 

The  person  who  was  the  first  to  see  the  Light  and  an- 
nounce the  fact  feels  somewhat  modest  about  the  matter, 
and  were  it  not  a  very  important  item  in  the  history  would 
not  proclaim  the  fact ;  but  the  truth  may  as  well  be  told. 

I  was  sitting  alongside  the  rail  (not  astride  one),  with 
Editor  Hubbard  of  the  "  Courant "  on  one  side,  the  Brigade 
Adjutant  on  the  other,  watching  through  a  powerful  opera 
glass  a  point  near  which  we  had  been  informed  Hatteras 
Light  should  appear — a  flash  light.  Suddenly  I  caught  a 
flash.  Saying  nothing,  but  counting,  in  fifteen  seconds  I 
saw  it  again,  off  in  the  distance  like  a  star.  "  I  see  Hatteras 
Light !  "  I  shouted.  But  no  one  else  could  see  it.  I  pointed 
out  the  spot,  under  a  particular  star,  when  in  a  moment  Col. 
Morgan  exclaimed,  "  I  see  it  sure ! "  It  was  at  once  reported 
to  Capt.  R ,  who  said,  "  We  don't  see  it  yet,"  when  the  look- 
12 


9O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

out  sang  out,  "  Light  on  the  port  bow,  sir ! "  and  in  a  few 
moments  it  became  visible  to  many  others. 

Soon  after  Capt.  R.  came  out  to  our  party  and  inquired, 
"Who  was  it  sighted  that  light  first?"  when  I  modestly 
replied,  "I  cannot  tell  a  lie,  Captain,  I  did  it  with  my  glasses." 
He  looked  at  me  a  moment,  and  quietly  remarked,  "Well, 
you  ought  to,  with  four  eyes  and  an  opera  glass." 

About  midnight  Hatteras  was  safely  passed ;  we  breathed 
easier,  and  went  to  bed. 


SATURDAY,  OCTOBER  220. 

"  'Twas  off  the  Carolina  coast." 

Another  beautiful  morning,  warm  and  bright,  and  nearly 
all  were  up  in  good  season,  anxious  to  learn  whether  or  no 
we  were  making  good  progress,  which  was  the  case.  The 
members  of  the  regiment  were  agreeably  surprised  to  learn 
that  their  meals  would  be  served  in  the  cabin  instead  of  on 
deck,  the  officers  and  guests  agreeing  to  wait  until  the  rest 
were  attended  to. 

The  cabin  tables  could  accommodate  only  about  one  hun- 
dred at  one  time  (and  two  motions),  so  that,  although  as 
much  dispatch  as  possible  was  used,  the  Governor  and  party 
did  not  get  breakfast  until  nearly  10  o'clock,  by  which  time 
the  pangs  of  hunger  were  fearful;  but  they  were  willing  to 
have  waited  even  another  five  minutes  if  the  grumbling  of 
some  of  the  men  could  be  stopped. 

The  six  cooks,  two  bakers,  and  twenty  waiters,  as  well  as 
Capt.  Sluyter,  had  all  they  could  attend  to  in  providing  the 
meals  in  such  rapid  succession.  The  food  was  substantially 
the  same  as  had  been  served  previously  on  the  decks,  but 
the  surroundings  were  pleasanter,  and  the  men  could  sit  at 
the  tables  like  human  beings  ;  therefore  most  of  the  men 
were  satisfied — of  course  the  chronic  grumblers  were  not, 
and  would  not  have  been  under  any  circumstances.  In  my 
humble  opinion,  expressed  to  Capt.  S.  before  starting  on  the 
trip,  it  would  have  been  better  to  have  furnished  but  two 
meals  per  day,  as  we  used  to  do  on  the  famous  trips  of  the 
old  Piscatorius  Club.  Breakfast  about  8,  a  lunch  where 
each  could  help  himself  at  noon^  and  a  right-down  good 
dinner  at  5  o'clock  ;  this  would  have  been  ample,  would 
have  given  the  cooks  more  time,  and  all  meals  could  be 
served  by  daylight. 

Cape  Lookout,  off  Beaufort,  North  Carolina,  about  one 
hundred  miles  south  of  Cape  Hatteras,  was  passed  early  in 
the  morning. 


92  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

After  breakfast  there  was  a  meeting  of  prominent  State 
officials  and  officers  of  the  regiment,  to  confer  upon  the  mat- 
ter of  returning  home,  resulting  in  the  almost  unanimous 
decision  that  it  was  unwise  to  attempt  to  return  on  that  boat. 

It  was  decided  to  have  each  company  called  together,  and 
obtain  the  opinions  and  wishes  of  the  men  on  the  subject, 
and  if  they  desired  to  return  by  land  to  ascertain  how  much 
they  were  willing  to  be  assessed,  as  the  extra  expense  would 
be  great.  In  a  short  time  the  officers  reported  an  almost 
unanimous  desire  to  return  by  land.  Also  that  the  various 
companies  had  agreed  on  what  they  would  pay  toward  the 
extra  expense,  amounting  in  the  aggregate  to  about  eighteen 
hundred  dollars  ($1,800). 

When  the  result  was  reported  to  Gov.  Bigelow,  he  gener- 
ously agreed  to  pay  the  balance,  which  would  be  several 
thousands  of  dollars,  out  of  his  own  pocket ;  but  Col.  Bar- 
bour  would  not  consent,  so  that  it  was  finally  agreed  that 
these  two  should  share  the  expense.  It  was  a  noble  and 
generous  act  on  the  part  of  these  gentlemen,  which  the  sol- 
diers ought  never  to  forget. 

We  will  pass  rapidly  over  the  events  of  this  rather  quiet 
and  uneventful  day,  yet  enjoyable;  the  passing  near  the  light- 
ship on  Frying-Pan  Shoals,  about  3  P.  M.,  where  the  life  on 
board  must  be  lonely  and  void  of  interest,  and  where  one 
would  be  tempted  to  jump  from  the  Frying-Pan  into  the  fire. 

(Cape  Fear,  off  Wilmington,  was  in  shore  from  this  light- 
ship, and  these  waters  must  have  been  the  scene  of  lively 
blockade-running  during  the  war.) 

Then  came  the  sighting  of  the  light  on  Cape  Romain, 
about  9.30  P.  M.,  which  we  passed  at  about  n  o'clock,  being- 
then  only  about  forty  miles  from  the  entrance  to  Charleston 
Harbor,  and,  with  a  feeling  that  we  should  certainly  be  on 
shore  in  good  season  next  day,  nearly  everyone  went  to  bed 
happy. 

Still  there  was  a  fear  on  the  part  of  some  that  something 
might  yet  prevent  our  entering  the  harbor ;  for  we  could  not 
get  in  over  the  Bar  until  7  o'clock  next  morning,  and  very 
often  sudden  gales  arise  off  that  coast,  which  sometimes 


NEARING    CHARLESTON.  93 

drive  vessels  out  to  sea,  even  when  in  sight  of  Charleston. 
Of  one  thing  we  felt  certain,  there  would  be  no  six  hours  of 
signaling  and  waiting  for  a  pilot,  for  we  were  expected,  and 
pilot-boats  no  doubt  would  be  cruising  off  the  harbor,  wait- 
ing for  the  "  Charleston."  Possibly  those  who  had  so  gen- 
erously gone  by  rail  from  Fortress  Monroe  might  hire. a  boat 
and  row  out  to  meet  us. 


SUNDAY,  OCTOBER  23D. 
"  Hallo,  Reb  !  "    "  Hallo,  Yank  !  " 

The  steamer  arrived  off  the  harbor  between  2  and  3  of 
the  clock,  and  took  a  pilot  on  board  about  6  o'clock,  when 
we  headed  for  the  entrance  to  the  bay. 

At  6.30,  divine  service  was  held  on  the  main  deck,  con- 
ducted by  Chaplain  Cooper,  which  was  attended  by  a  large 
majority  of  the  regiment. 

The  service  was  begun  with  the  playing  of  "  Nearer,  my 
God,  to  Thee,"  by  Colt's  Band,  followed  by  a  short  prayer ; 
then  the  City  Guard  Glee  Club,  assisted  by  others,  sang,  "I 
need  Thee  every  hour,"  the  whole  assembly  joining  in  the 
chorus.  The  chaplain  read  the  93d  Psalm  and  the  4th  chap- 
ter of  the  Epistle  to  the  Ephesians  ;  the  Glee  Club  sang, 
"Close  to  Thee,"  then  prayer,  singing  by  the  whole  congre- 
gation of  "Let  the  lower  lights  be  burning,"  and  the  benedic- 
tion, when  the  services  ended  with  "  Sweet  Bye  and  Bye," 
played  very  softly  and  sweetly  by  the  Band. 

The  whole  service  was  very  impressive,  and  one  of  the 
pleasantest  occasions  of  the  trip.  During  the  services  we 
passed  several  vessels,  one  of  them  English,  whose  ship's 
company  cheered  us ;  and  the  scene  on  our  decks  must  have 
impressed  them — the  officers  and  men  crowding  the  decks, 
sitting  on  the  rail,  hanging  by  the  ropes,  the  deep,  clear 
tones  of  the  chaplain,  the  well-known  songs,  the  sweet  notes 
of  the  music,  the  bright  uniforms  glistening  in  the  morning 
sun,  all  must  have  been  to  lookers-on  a  remarkable  sight. 
Close  attention  was  paid  to  the  service,  for  we  all  felt  truly 
thankful  to  our  Heavenly  Father  for  His  care  over  us  and 
our  safe  deliverance  from  perils  by  sea. 

We  had  a  splendid  view  of  this  interesting  spot,  the  point 
toward  which  all  thoughts  were  >  turned,  a  little  more  than  a 
score  of  years  ago.  The  entrance  to  the  harbor  is  about  one 


CHARLESTON    HARBOR.  95 

mile  wide  ;  on  the  right  Sullivan's  Island,  with  its  fortifica- 
tions, the  principal  of  which  is  the  famous  Fort  Moultrie, 
made  famous  an  hundred  years  ago,  when  defended  so 
bravely  against  an  attack  by  a  British  fleet,  and  again  brought 
into  prominence  during  the  war  of  the  rebellion.  Beyond 
was  Battery  Bee,  and  still  nearer  the  city  Castle  Pinckney. 

On  the  left,  Morris  Island,  where  had  been  Battery  Wag- 
ner, in  front  of  which  and  for  its  possession  some  of  the 
most  desperate  fighting  of  the  war  occurred,  where  the  brave 
Col.  Shaw,  of  the  54th  Mass.,  Col.  Chatfield,  of  our  own 
6th  Connecticut,  and  many  other  splendid  officers  fell ;  on  a 
point  jutting  out  from  this  island  toward  the  east,  called 
Cumming's  Point,  were  the  earthworks  stormed  by  our  gal- 
lant 7th  Connecticut  (formerly  Joe  Hawley's),  led  by  brave 
Col.  Dan  Rodman,  who  fell,  as  was  supposed,  mortally 
wounded,  but  who  lived  until  a  few  months  ago,  dying  at  last 
from  the  effects  of  those  terrible  wounds.  The  earthworks 
and  the  sandy  point  have  been  washed  away  by  the  action  of 
the  waves.  Still  further  to  the  left  was  James  Island, 
beyond  that  Secessionville,  where  was  a  terrible  conflict  in 
1863.  Over  there  on  Morris  Island  was  mounted  that  huge 
gun,  the  "  Swamp  Angel,"  which  hurled  its  shot  a  distance 
of  five  miles,  into  the  lower  part  of  Charleston,  obliging  the 
residents  of  that,  the  aristocratic  quarter,  to  move  away. 
This  gun,  however,  burst  at  about  the  thirty-fifth  discharge ; 
and  it  was  not  until  Fort  Wagner  was  taken  that  our  guns 
of  lesser  caliber  could  throw  shot  and  shell  into  the  city. 
(Here,  on  James  Island,  Chaplain  H.  Clay  Trumbull  and 
Maj.  Henry  W.  Camp,  of  the  roth  Connecticut,  were  cap- 
tured, having  accidentally  gone  into  the  enemy's  lines,  dur- 
ing an  armistice,  taken  before  Gen.  [now  Governor]  Hagood, 
and  afterward  to  prison.  Both  these  officers  were  from  Hart- 
ford, Maj.  Camp  having  been  a  comrade  of  the  writer  in  the 
Hartford  City  Guard.) 

In  front  of  us  was  Fort  Sumter,  now  a  ruin,  especially  on 
the  side  facing  the  sea,  where  the  shot  and  shell  from  the 
Union  troops  had  battered  it  to  pieces.  The  number  of 
thousands  of  shot  and  shell  hurled  at  this  fortress  from  the 
batteries,  ships  of  war,  and  iron-clads  cannot  be  estimated. 


96  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

All  eyes,  of  course,  were  eagerly  watching  for  a  closer 
view,  when  a  tug  was  descried  rapidly  approaching  from  the 
direction  of  the  city,  which  proved  to  be  the  "  Republic,"  on 
which  was  Gen.  Walker  and  Staff,  many  military  officers, 
and  members  of  the  reception  committee.  They  were  soon 
transferred  to  the  "  Charleston,"  and  a  hearty  and  cordial 
hand-shaking  took  place,  none  of  the  two-fingered,  listless 
sort,  but  a  hearty,  Southern,  warm  grasp  of  the  hand,  and  a 
right  royal  welcome  with  it. 

A  very  few  of  the  Charlestonians  were  acquainted  with  a 
very  few  of  our  party  ;  but  mutual  introductions  soon  put  us 
on  familiar  terms.  "  Hallo  !  Rathbun,  old  fellow,  I'm  right 
glad  to  see  you  down  here.  I  heard  you  were  coming,  and  I 
have  you  booked  to  make  my  house  your  home  while  here." 
This  from  an  acquaintance  of  former  years,  a  well-to-do  and 
prosperous  merchant  and  an  ex-confederate,  who  lost  his  all 
during  the  war.  I  told  him  that  I  was  ever  so  much  obliged, 
but  I  had  already  accepted  an  invitation,  provided  I  went  to 
a  private  house.  (I  merely  mention  this  little  incident  to 
show  the  warmth  of  our  welcome.) 

We  soon  heard  the  booming  of  cannon,  announcing  our 
arrival.  This  had  commenced  early  in  the  morning,  as  a  sig- 
nal to  the  committee,  who  had  chartered  the  tug  and  kept 
up  steam  all  night  (I  mean  the  tug). 

As  we  steamed  up  past  the  forts,  I  felt  as  in  a  dream. 
Was  it  possible  that  six  hundred  Yankees  and  Yankee  troops 
were  peacefully  entering  Charleston  Harbor,  where,  almost 
twenty-one  years  before,  the  "  Star  of  the  West," —  on  which, 
as  one  of  the  army  officers,  was  our  own  townsman,  Lieut. 
R.  O.  Tyler, — while  endeavoring  to  relieve  Maj.  Anderson 
in  Fort  Sumter,  was  fired  upon  and  driven  off  ? 

(Lieut.  Tyler,  afterward  Brig.-Gen.  Tyler,  was  stationed  at 
Charleston  after  the  war,  in  command  of  the  quartermaster's 
department.  Two  nephews — one  named  after  him — were 
with  the  First  Connecticut  on  this  trip  as  members  of 
Co.  K.) 

Again,  our  navy  for  four  years  tried  in  vain  to  enter  this 
harbor,  one  of  the  bravest  of  the  naval  officers  being  Com. 


ARRIVAL.  97 

F.  M.  Bunce,  one  of  our  Hartford  citizens,  who  participated 
in  the  desperate  night  attack  on  Fort  Sumter,  when  so  many 
brave  men  perished.  He  was  at  first  on  the  "  Pawnee," 
afterward  in  command  of  the  iron-clad  "  Patapsco."  Was  it 
possible  that  Gen.  Walker,  and  others  of  these  hospitable 
committee-men,  were  among  those  brave  fellows  who  were 
fighting  on  the  other  side  ?  I  could  scarcely  realize  it — there 
is  Charleston  right  ahead,  and  soon  we  shall  be  on  shore; 
and  yes,  we  can  get  a  good  square  hotel-breakfast,  with  no 
hot  grease,  unless  ordered. 

The  gentlemen  of  the  committee,  while  we  were  coming 
up  the  harbor,  were  busied  in  pointing  out  objects  of  inter- 
est, distributing  elegant  silk  badges,  and  making  arrange- 
ments for  the  day.  They  also  furnished  many  copies  of  the 
"Sunday  News"  of  that  date,  filled  with  items  about  the 
military,  the  reception,  and  decorations. 

We  reached  Adger's  wharf  about  8.30,  where  were  gath- 
ered a  large  concourse  of  citizens  and  military  in  citizen's 
dress  waiting  to  receive  us,  headed  by  His  Honor  Mayor 
Courtenay  and  the  aldermen  of  the  city. 

As  soon  as  the  steamer  was  docked,  which  took  some 
time,  the  city  officials  came  on  board,  and  were  presented  to 
Gov.  Bigelow  and  party,  while  salutes  were  fired  by  the 
Washington  and  German  Artillery. 

Gov.  Bigelow  and  the  guests  were  then  escorted  to  car- 
riages in  waiting,  and  taken  at  once  to  the  Charleston  Hotel, 
a  member  of  the  committee  accompanying  each  carriage- 
load.  Everything  about  us  seemed  strange  and  novel ;  but 
no  doubt  we  also  were  objects  of  curiosity  to  the  residents 
of  the  city. 

Arrived  at  the  hotel,  almost  the  first  questions  asked  by 
members  of  our  party  were,  if  Gov,  Jewell  and  those  other 
kind  friends  who  came  to  get  things  ready  had  arrived,  when, 
much  to  our  surprise  and  joy,  we  were  informed  that  the 
train  was  twelve  hours  late,  but  just  about  due.  We  found, 
however,  the  officers  and  members  known  as  the  "sea-sick 
squad,"  who  had  arrived  at  midnight,  preceding  us  by  about 
eight  hours  only. 
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98  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

We  were  soon  assigned  rooms,  which  had  been  secured  by 
the  committee,  the  best  in  the  house  ;  and  as  our  baggage 
had  at  once  been  brought  from  the  steamer  it  was  not  long 
before  a  procession  of  fine-looking,  distinguished,  but  hungry 
Connecticut  Yankees  were  seated  in  the  spacious  dining-hall, 
engaged  in  skirmish-drill  with  the  knife  and  fork. 

While  engaged  at  close  quarters  in  walked  a  party  of 
gentlemen,  headed  by  Gov.  Jewell,  who  were  anxious  to 
make  the  trip  by  land  from  Fortress  Monroe,  in  order  to 
make  the  necessary  arrangements  for  our  reception,  which 
fact,  possibly,  I  have  alluded  to  before.  They  were  received 
with  due  honors,  amid  loud  applause  ;  but  constant  and  per- 
sistent questioning  did  not  bring  out  the  information  desired, 
as  to  whether  they  had  made  the  final  arrangements  for  our 
reception.  With  them  came  also  His  Honor,  Mayor  Bulke- 
ley,  of  Hartford,  who  had  been  prevented  from  leaving  home 
with  the  party,  but  who,  according  to  promise,  had  left  Hart- 
ford on  Thursday  evening,  and  come  through  by  railroad, 
fortunately  overtaking  Gov.  Jewell  and  a  party  of  gentlemen 
who  had  left  us  at  Fortress  Monroe,  in  order  to  reach 
Charleston  in  time  to  make  arrangements  for  our  reception. 
Dr.  J.  L.  Hitchcock  of  Hartford  also  came  on  the  train, 
bringing  late  Hartford  papers.  I  do  not  think  much  money 
could  have  been  made  by  the  proprietors  of  the  Hotel  on 
that  breakfast,  for  the  tables  were  filled  by  men  of  all  ranks, 
who  were  delighted  to  have  a  change  from  steamer  cooking. 
The  breakfast  was  excellent,  and  well  served.  Now  let  us 
follow  the  soldiers  awhile.  Delegations  from  the  various 
white  military  organizations  of  the  city  were  at  the  wharf, 
in  readiness  to  take  charge  of  the  companies  assigned  to 
them,  and  they  were  at  once  escorted  quietly  to  their  quar- 
ters at  the  various  armories,  and  entertained  as  follows  : 

Co.  A  (Germania  Guard  of  Hartford),  entertained  by  the 
German  Artillery  and  German  Hussars. 

Co.  B  (Hillyer  Guard  of  Hartford),  by  the  Montgomery 
Guard  and  Irish  Rifles. 

Co.  D  (City  Guard  of  New  Britain),  by  the  Irish  Volun- 
teers and  Charleston  Riflemen. 


GOING   TO   SUMTER.  99 

Co.   E  (Jewell  Guard  of  New  Britain),  by  the  German 
Fusileers. 

Co.  F  (Hartford  City  Guard),  by  the  Sumter  Guard  and 
Light  Dragoons. 

Co.  G  (Manchester  Rifles  of  South  Manchester),  by  the 
Lafayette,  Marion,  and  Washington  Artillery. 

Co.  H  (Light  Guard  of  Hartford),  by  the  Palmetto  Guard. 

Co.  K  (Hartford),  by  the  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion. 

2d  Co.  Governor's  Foot  Guard  (of  New  Haven),  by  the 
Washington  Light  Infantry. 

The  Field  and  Staff  of  the  First  Connecticut,  by  the  offi- 
cers of  the  Fourth  Brigade. 

And  most  excellently  well  was  it  done  ;  but  the  details 
will  appear  further  on  ;  suffice  it  to  say  that  during  the  day 
the  Connecticut  soldiers  were  escorted  about  the  city  on 
•foot  or  in  carriages,  entertained  at  private  houses,  taken  to 
church,  or  anywhere  they  desired  to  go. 

About  10.30  a  party  was  organized  at  the  Hotel,  in  which 
were  Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley  and  other  State  officials,  Mayor 
Bulkeley,  and  other  guests,  including  the  Historian,  and 
several  of  the  citizens,  all  under  the  leadership  of  the  Messrs. 
Williams — father  and  son  (Connecticut  born,  and  well-known 
in  Hartford) — and  proceeded  to  one  of  the  wharves, 
where  the  tug  "Juno"  was  in  waiting,  having  been  engaged 
for  the  day  by  the  committee. 

Before  reaching  the  wharf  the  word  was  passed,  "no 
smoking,  gentlemen ; "  for  there  is  a  very  stringent  law 
against  smoking  on  the  wharves,  where  bales  of  cotton  are 
stored  in  immense  piles,  and  where  the  great  warehouses 
are  filled  with  this  inflammable  merchandise.  In  a  short 
time  we  were  joined  by  a  party  from  Co.  F,  escorted  by 
members  of  the  Sumter  Guard,  or  "  Gamecocks,"  and  at 
about  1 1  o'clock  started  for  Fort  Sumter,  several  miles 
down  the  Bay. 

Upon  arriving,  it  being  low  tide,  we  could  get  no  nearer 
than  about  two  hundred  yards,  so  were  obliged  to  land  in 
small  boats  on  the  rocks  west  of  the  fort,  having  some  diffi- 
culty in  doing  so  dry-shod ;  we  spent  about  an  hour  very 


IOO  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

pleasantly  in  this  famous  fortress,  under  the  escort  of  the 
entire  garrison,  which  consists  of  Capt.  Maher,  and  one  Ser- 
geant, both  U.  S.  soldiers.  The  fort,  excepting  on  the 
north  front,  is  a  ruin,  is  dismantled,  and  these  two  are  the 
only  U.  S.  soldiers  now  on  South  Carolina  soil ;  but  we  were 
fully  repaid  for  our  visit  in  wandering  through  the  casemates, 
looking  at  and  handling  the  huge  guns,  rusted  and  almost 
worthless,  picking  up  relics,  such  as  broken  pieces  of  shell, 
bullets,  pebbles,  etc.,  and  enjoying  the  magnificent  view  ; 
but  I  cannot  enlarge,  for  should  I  once  get  started-  on  the 
subject  of  Sumter  I  should  not  know  when  to  stop.  Capt. 
Maher  offered  me  an  unexploded  shell  which  had  been  thrown 
into  the  fort,  but  I  declined  it  with  thanks,  not  wishing  to 
get  a  blowing  up  when  I  should  reach  home  ;  it  was  there- 
fore given  to  an  unmarried  member  of  the  party,  who  I 
believe  brought  it  safely  to  Hartford. 

After  considerable  difficulty,  and  some  wet  feet,  the  party 
were  transferred  to  the  tug,  when  we  steamed  around  past 
the  spot  where  Fort  Wagner  once  stood,  across  the  Bay 
down  past  Moultrie,  back  to  the  city,  arriving  about  i.3O) 
and  very  grateful  to  our  kind  entertainers  for  the  great  treat 
we  had  enjoyed. 

Gov.  Bigelow  and  others  attended  the  historic  St.  Mich- 
ael's Church  in  the  morning,  and  after  service  went  up  into 
the  spire,  where  they  had  a  fine  view  of  the  city  and  sur- 
roundings ;  others  who  didn't  aspire  so  high  remained  below. 
One  member  of  Co.  K  (Bell)  attended  the  Huguenot  Church, 
said  to  be  the  only  one  in  America,  and  being  the  only  Con- 
necticut soldier  present  was  of  course  the  center  of  attrac- 
tion. He  was  a  little  embarrassed  (if  such  a  thing  is  possi- 
ble to  one  of  the  Hartford  soldiers)  when  he  discovered  some 
two-score  bright  eyes,  belonging  to  about  a  score  of  young 
ladies,  fixed  earnestly  and  intently  upon  him  ;  he  noticed 
also  that  they  were  dressed  alike,  and  ascertained  afterward 
that  they  were  daughters  of  Confederate  soldiers  who  fell 
during  the  war,  and  residents  of  the  "Confederate  Home." 

It  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  they  were  interested  in  a 
young  "  Yank,"  and  it  could  hardly  be  expected  that  a  church 


COURTESIES.  IOI 

bell  could  ring  in.  I  wish  I  might  record  many  pleasant 
incidents  which  came  under  my  observation  during  this  first 
day  in  Charleston,  but  the  very  complete  and  excellent 
report  in  the  "  News  and  Courier"  must  cover  the  ground 
instead.  Of  course  there  was,  by  mutual  consent,  and  ac- 
cording to  the  wishes  of  Col.  Barbour  and  officers,  no  mili- 
tary parade,  but  the  visitors  were  kept  busy  in  riding  to 
Magnolia  Cemetery,  visiting  the  elegant  quarters  of  the 
Charleston  Club,  calling  at  the  houses  of  friends  (both  old 
and  new),  being  entertained  at  dinner,  and  by  no  means  the 
least,  attending  service  at  various  churches. 

One  of  the  most  noticeable  incidents  was  the  dinner  given 
at  the  Charleston  Hotel  to  our  Germania  Guard,  by  the 
German  Artillery  and  Hussars,  and  the  ride  by  the  whole  of 
the  three  commands  into  the  country.  But,  without  specify- 
ing any  other  particular  cases,  I  can  say  that  all  the  Con- 
necticut troops  enjoyed  themselves  thoroughly ;  nothing 
like  it  was  ever  known  or  seen  in  this  country  ;  such  open 
hospitality,  such  an  era  of  good  feeling  among  these  men 
who,  but  a  short  time  since,  were  supposed  to  be  at  enmity, 
and,  too,  in  this  city  where  the  conflict  was  begun.  But 
during  our  stay  nobody  inquired  what  were  the  politics  of 
his  new  friend,  and  in  my  opinion  none  of  us  thought  or 
cared  anything  about  it. 

With  all  these  festivities  and  good  times  everything  was 
done  quietly  and  in  order,  for  it  was  the  Sabbath-day. 

While  standing  in  the  vestibule  of  the  hotel  after  dinner, 
an  aged  gentleman  approached  me,  and  inquired  if  I  was 
from  Connecticut,  to  which  I  gave  an  affirmative  answer. 
He  then  inquired  concerning  a  member  of  one  of  our  regi- 
ments, engaged  in  the  battles  about  Charleston,  who  had 
been  badly  wounded  and  taken  prisoner,  in  the  assault  on 
Wagner,  stating  that  he  (the  speaker)  had  visited  him  in  the 
hospital,  and  had  become  much  interested  in  him ;  that 
when  recovered  sufficiently  to  be  moved  he  had  been  ex- 
changed and  gone  north,  promising  to  write  to  his  new-found 
friend  as  soon  as  possible ;  but  that  in  all  these  years  he  had 
heard  nothing  from  the  young  man. 


IO2  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

At  his  request  I  wrote  down  the  name  of  the  soldier,  took 
the  address  of  the  old  gentleman,  and  promised  to  make 
inquiries.  Since  my  return  I  have  ascertained  the  facts  in 
the  case,  and  have  written  him  that  the  young  Connecticut 
soldier  died  in  Richmond,  Va.,  on  his  way  home,  from  the 
results  of  the  wounds  received  at  Wagner. 

This  little  incident  is  mentioned  to  show  what  this  ming- 
ling of  newly-made  friends  led  to,  for  this  is  only  one  of  many 
which  could  be  noted  in  this  history. 

About  5  o'clock  p.  M.  Colt's  Band  gave  a  sacred  concert 
on  the  Battery,  at  what  is  called  White  Point  Garden,  which 
was  enjoyed  by  several  thousand  people  ;  but  in  my  opinion 
the  music  was  not  appreciated  by  a  majority  of  the  listeners 
for  this  reason — the  really  fine  selections  were  too  select  for 
a  miscellaneous  gathering ;  but  it  must  have  been  a  great 
treat  to  lovers  of  fine  music  to  hear  so  excellent  a  band  as 
Colt's.  The  bands  down  South  (including  contrabands)  are 
very  poor,  as  a  general  thing,  many  of  them  composed  of 
colored  men  ;  the  instruments  old,  and  old  in  style,  many 
having  been  used  through  the  war,  and  so  battered  that  the 
musicians  cannot  pucker  their  mouths  in  a  manner  to  fit 
tunes  to  them.  While  our  Northern  bands  average  about 
twenty  pieces,  and  many  of  them  having  double  that  number? 
the  Southern  bands,  as  far  as  my  observation  went,  averaged 
only  nine  or  ten,  the  largest  I  saw  having,  I  think,  thirteen 
pieces. 

Our  First  Regiment  Band  of  twenty-four  pieces,  and  the 
Drum  and  Fife  Corps  additional,  together  numbering  about 
forty,  were  much  admired  and  praised,  and  gave  Charles- 
tonians  a  decided  musical  treat. 

In  the  afternoon  Gov.  Hagood  and  several  prominent  gen- 
tlemen called  upon  Gov.  Bigelow  and  Staff,  who  received 
for  one  hour. 

Mayor  Bulkeley,  Archibald  Forbes,  and  others,  dined 
with  Mayor  Courtenay  at  his  residence,  and  many  others  of 
our  party  dined  in  a  more  informal  manner  with  other  hos- 
pitable citizens.  On  Monday  the  "News  and  Courier"  made 
this  statement :  "  There  was  not  a  single  vehicle,  public  or 


SABBATH    EVENING.  IO3 

private,  which  was  not  employed  yesterday  carrying  the  vis- 
itors around  the  city  and  suburbs."  Think  of  that,  ye  owners 
of  fine  teams  in  Hartford,  and  act  likewise  when  this  visit  is 
returned  ;  and  let  me  say  right  here  that  we  were  surprised 
to  see  such  fine  horses  in  Charleston,  both  in  private  and 
public  carriages. 

In  the  evening  there  was  a  putting-on  of  good  clothes, 
and  bringing-out  of  swallow-tails,  by  those  who  had  been  so 
thoughtful  as  to  bring  them,  and  general  preparation  made 
to  look  our  prettiest  (this  more  especially  by  such  few  as 
were  not  generals  or  colonels,  who  of  course  were  quite 
attractive) ;  cards  of  invitation  had  been  received  from  many 
prominent  citizens  for  evening  receptions,  several  houses 
having  been  opened  to  all  Connecticut,  irrespective  of  rank, 
notably  that  of  Dr.  Andrew  Simonds  on  South  Battery. 

About  8  o'clock  Gov.  Hagood  and  other  gentlemen, 
together  with  Gov.  Bigelow  and  party,  assembled  in  the 
hotel  parlors,  and  soon  after  that  hour  proceeded  in  carriages 
— which  were  at  our  disposal  at  all  times — to  begin  the 
round  of  visits. 

(Perhaps  it  will  be  well  to  state  that  this  was  somewhat 
different  from  our  usual  mode  of  spending  Sunday  evenings, 
but  being  so  far  from  home  thought  that  we  "  wouldn't  count 
this  one.")  This  we  learned  was  a  Charleston  custom,  and 
the  Connecticut  people  took  very  kindly  to  the  custom  of 
the  country. 

Our  first  call  was  at  the  elegant  mansion  of  Dr.  Simonds, 
where  a  brilliant  assemblage  of  ladies  and  gentlemen  were 
gathered,  and  a  warm  greeting  was  extended  to  the  visitors. 
Dr.  S.  has  one  of  the  finest  picture  galleries  and  collection 
of  paintings  in  the  South,  which  were  greatly  admired  by 
all,  which  leads  me  to  relate  a  singular  incident  which  oc- 
curred. About  fifteen  years  ago  Gov.  Jewell  was  in  Brussels, 
and  visited  while  there  the  studio  of  Van  Schendel,  the  cel- 
ebrated artist,  where  he  was  shown  the  famous  picture  of 
the  Annunciation,  for  which  the  modest  price  of  125,000 
francs  was  asked  ;  since  which  time  Gov.  J.  had  lost  track 
of  its  whereabouts.  Upon  entering  Dr.  Simonds's  gallery 


IO4  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

this  Sunday  evening,  the  first  thing  he  espied  was  that  pic- 
ture. "Dr.  Simonds,  where  did  you  get  this?"  he  inquired. 
"  I  haven't  seen  or  heard  of  it  since  I  saw  it  in  Brussels." 
It  turned  out  that  it  had  been  originally  sold  to  LeGrand 
Lockwood,  and  when  his  effects  were  sold  this  picture  was 
purchased  by  its  present  owner.  An  elegant  collation  was 
served  during  the  evening. 

We  called  next  at  the  fine  old  mansion  of  George  W.  Wil- 
liams, Esq.,  where  we  were  hospitably  received,  and  again 
entertained. 

A  walk  across  the  street  brought  us  to  our  third  calling- 
place,  the  pleasant  home  of  William  M.  Bird,  Esq.,  where 
we  were  heartily  welcomed  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bird,  who  were 
evidently  well  pleased  to  receive  a  visit  from  so  many  Hart- 
ford people,  Mrs.  B.  having  formerly  lived  there,  and  recog- 
nizing several  familiar  faces  among  the  visitors.  Here  we 
were  again  handsomely  entertained  and  refreshed. 

From  there  we  were  driven  to  the  house  of  C.  O.  Witte, 
Esq.,  the  German  Consul,  also  president  of  one  of  the  banks, 
and  my  pen  cannot  do  justice  to  the  splendid  hospitality 
shown  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Witte,  nor  to  the  elegant  supper 
served  to  the  guests.  Mr.  W.  has  the  reputation  of  being 
the  best  entertainer  in  Charleston,  and  none  of  our  party 
doubted  the  truth  of  it. 

Our  next  visit  was  to  have  been  paid  to  ex-Gov.  Magrath  ; 
but  he,  having  received  tidings  of  the  dangerous  illness  of 
his  daughter,  sent  word  that  his  house  would  be  closed.  The 
last  call  made  was  at  the  house  of  His  Honor,  Mayor  Cour- 
tenay  (said  to  be  the  best  Mayor  Charleston  ever  had),  where 
we  were  again  cordially  welcomed,  and  entertained  boun- 
teously, and,  for  the  first  time  during  this  long-to  be-remem- 
bered  evening,  listened  to  some  short  speeches. 

It  was  past  midnight  when  we  left  the  Mayor's  house,  hav- 
ing been  unable  to  complete  the  round  of  calls,  or  visit  all 
the  places  to  which  we  ha.d  been  invited. 

At  several  places  we  met  the  regimental  officers,  under 
escort  of  their  Charleston  friends,  engaged  in  the  same  pleas- 
ant business  of  making  calls,  all  reporting  a  never-better 


A    PLEASANT    INCIDENT.  IO5 

time.  Very  likely  they  may  have  visited  other  pleasant 
homes,  of  which  the  writer  has  no  record. 

It  is  a  pleasure  in  this  place  to  mention  a  very  pleasing 
incident,  in  which  the  Historian  was  an  actor,  and  which, 
may  be,  will  serve  to  show  in  what  manner  good  came  from 
the  visit  of  the  First  Regiment. 

Just  before  leaving  home,  the  writer  was  asked  by  a  Hart- 
ford family  to  make  inquiries  concerning  friends  and  rela- 
tives residing  in  Charleston,  from  whom  they  had  been  sep- 
arated at  the  commencement  of  the  war,  and,  to  a  certain 
degree,  friendship  and  friendly  communication  had  ended. 
The  ladies  in  the  Northern  home,  an  aged  mother  and  her 
daughter,  had,  many  years  before,  resided  in  and  near 
Charleston,  afterward  at  the  North,  and  were  thoroughly 
Union  in  their  feelings  and  sentiments.  The  Southern  fam- 
ily, including  an  aged  mother  and  son,  had  always  resided  in 
the  South,  and  their  hearts  and  souls  were  in  sympathy  with 
the  Southern  Confederacy.  No  word  or  communication  had 
passed  in  upwards  of  a  score  of  years,  and  each  knew  abso- 
lutely nothing  concerning  the  other.  To  the  writer  was  left 
the  delicate  mission,  if  the  opportunity  came,  of  ascertain- 
ing, if  he  thought  best,  whether  the  Southern  family  desired 
to  hear  from  their  former  friends  ;  if  so,  he  was  to  present 
their  cards  and  their  sentiments  of  regard  and  kind  feelings. 

It  so  happened  that,  on  this  memorable  Sabbath  evening, 
our  party  called  upon  a  family  of  the  same  name  ;  and  when 
the  opportunity  came,  the  writer,  without  being  positive  that 
it  was  the  right  party,  but  taking  it  for  granted  that  it  was, 
and  that  no  harm  could  come  of  it  if  it  was  not,  remarked 

to  the  host,  "I  believe  you  are  a  relative  of  Mrs. and 

Mrs. ,  of  Hartford."  Receiving  an  affirmative  reply, 

the  writer  continued,  "  I  have  a  message  from  them  to  your 
family."  The  gentleman  immediately  seized  the  Historian, 
took  him  across  the  room,  and  addressed  an  elderly  white- 
haired  lady  with,  "  Mother,  this  is  Mr.  R.,  who  has  a  message 
from  our  Hartford  friends."  The  cards  were  then  presented, 
she  read  them,  and  said,  with  tears  in  her  eyes,  "  Cousin 
14 


IO6  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Mary!  Is  she  still  alive!  Why,  I  thought  she  died  years 
ago."  A  pleasant  conversation  followed;  messages  were 
sent  back  to  Hartford,  letters  followed,  and  all  the  past  dif- 
ferences have  been  healed,  and  are  gone  forever. 

Each  family,  no  doubt,  thought  the  other  had  no  wish  to 
renew  their  old  acquaintance,  and  the  estrangement  might 
have  lasted  until  the  older  ones  had  passed  away  ;  but  it 
seems  that  only  a  single  word  was  necessary  to  show  that 
"auld  acquaintance  was  not  forgot." 

I  sincerely  hope  that  those  immediately  interested  in  the 
above  narrative  will  excuse  me  for  having  told  it  so  publicly  ; 
but  it  is  my  sincere  hope  that  it  may  lead  others  to  go  and 
do  likewise. 

Before  separating  for  the  night  (?)  a  meeting  was  held  at 
the  headquarters  of  Commissary-Gen.  Ford,  which  was 
largely  attended  by  officers  and  guests,  at  which  time  the 
c(h)ampaign  was  laid  out,  Archibald  Forbes  and  several  resolu- 
tions were  introduced,  speeches  were  made  by  Messrs.  Forbes, 
Dawson,  Reed,  Bulkeley,  and  others,  the  final  result  being, 
that  it  all  ended  in  smoke,  and  we  retired,  to  get  rested  for 
the  great  events  of  the  morrow. 

The  day  must  have  been  a  tiresome  one  for  the  officers 
and  soldiers  who  had  received  and  entertained  us  so  hand- 
somely ;  for  many  of  them  had  been  absent  from  home 
nearly  a  week,  had  endured  the  long  ride  to  Yorktown,  the 
encampment,  marching,  sand,  and  general  fatigue  of  the 
parade,  the  return  by  way  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  where  they  had  par- 
ticipated in  the  grand  parade,  which  was  a  sort  of  supplemen- 
tary one  to  that  of  Yorktown,  had  endured  a  long  and  fatigu- 
ing return  journey,  having  been  delayed  a  long  while  on  the 
way,  so  that  they  only  reached  Charleston  at  midnight  of 
Saturday,  had  been  received  and  collated  at  that  late  hour  by 
the  stay-at-homes,  had  been  able  to  get  but  a  few  hours' 
repose,  when  these  Yankee  troops  arrived,  and  had  been 
"shown  up"  the  entire  day;  and  then  to-morrow  was  com- 
ing, with  a  double  dose.  Who  wouldn't  be  a  bold  sojer  boy  ? 

And  now,  in  closing  this  incomplete  and  hasty  account  of 


DR.    VEDDER  S    DISCOURSE. 

our  reception  on  Sunday,  for  the  most  admirable  and  exhaus- 
tive description  which  appeared  in  the  "News  and  Courier" 
can  tell  the  story  better  than  I,  it  has  seemed  proper  to  give 
space  to  the  following  discourse,  which  appeared  in  the 

"Sunday  News": 

A  DISCOURSE  BY  THE  REV.  C.  S.  VEDDER,  D.D.,  PASTOR  OF  THE 
HUGUENOT  CHURCH. 

"And  the  land  was  wide,  and  quiet  and  peaceable,  for  they  of  Ham  had 
dwelt  there  of  old." — /  Chronicles,  iv,  40. 

There  is  a  sense  in  which  these  words  are  specially  applicable 
to  this  day's  thought.  Although  separated  from  their  immediate 
context,  and  used  by  way  of  accommodation,  they  adapt  them- 
selves to  the  circumstances  of  the  present  moment.  There 
arrived  in  our  harbor  to-day  an  embassy  of  peace  and  good-will, 
to  which  our  city  has  given  characteristic  warmth  and  fervor  of 
hospitable  greeting.  Coming  in  warlike  garb,  and  welcomed  with 
military  courtesies,  our  guests  proclaim  by  the  fact  of  their  com- 
ing, and  our  citizens  by  the  cordiality  of  their  welcome,  not  only 
that  war  has  ceased,  but  even  that  the  feeling  which  it  naturally 
engendered  must  be  dissipated  by  better  knowledge  and  closer 
intercourse. 

Past  that  fort  where  the  first  thunder  of  war  shook  the  conti- 
nent, and  which  stood  frowning  defiance  at  assault  until  the  last 
echo  of  the  four  years'  peal  had  died  away — whose  impregnable 
strength  and  formidable  armament  forbade  that  access  should  be 
had  to  these  wjaters  without  its  consent — a  vessel  has  sailed  to-day 
to  which,  a  few  years  since,  that  consent  would  have  been  denied. 
The  troops  who  thronged  its  decks  could  scan  unharmed  the  walls 
which  had  never  been  scaled,  and  see  the  city,  of  which  it  was 
the  fortress,  decked  to  do  them  honor.  Hands  that  had  been 
lifted  in  enmity  were  extended  to  clasp  in  amity.  The  belching 
terrors  of  artillery  had  ceased  to  be  freighted  with  death,  that 
they  might  resound  the  salutations  of  love. 

There  is  much  in  this  interchange  of  gracious  civilities  to  make 
it  significant.  It  would  be  so  if  nothing  more  was  meant  than 
formal  ceremony  between  those  who  were  lately  in  deadly  conflict. 
It  would  be  much  that  any  civil  war  should  be  followed  by  such 
circumstances  as  would  render  possible  even  external  relations  of 


IO8  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G 

comity  between  the  vanquished  and  the  victors.  Revolutions  in 
governments  have  always,  elsewhere,  left  wounds  which  centuries 
would  not  heal.  If,  thjen,  in  less  than  one-fifth  of  a  century,  the 
most  stupendous  rupture  that  ever  divided  States  could  be  bridged 
by  even  the  outward  semblance  of  good  feeling,  it  would  be  a 
condition  of  things  most  extraordinary.  What  must  it  be,  then, 
if,  instead  of  being  reunited  by  some  mechanical  and  artificial 
ties  of  selfish  interest,  political  advantage,  or  smothered  convic- 
tion, a  whole  people  should  become  substantially  one  in  accepting 
the  results  of  their  strife,  and  in  pride  of  that  history  which  they 
made  in  common  before  their  woful  division. 

And  yet  this  is  the  phenomenon  which  confionts  us  to-day.  In 
spirit  and  heart  the  country  is  a  unit.  North,  South,  East,  and 
West  thrilled  with  a  common  grief  at  the  deathbed  of  their  com- 
mon chief.  Not  that  this  stroke  was  needed  to  weld  again  the 
severed  parts  of  the  land,  but  that  it  served  as  the  occasion  by 
which  an  already  existing  fact  was  disclosed.  The  land  is  one, 
and  whatever  serves  yet  to  divide  it  is  the  result  of  imperfect 
knowledge  or  blind  misconception.  Wherever  yet  rankles  the 
wound  of  bitterness,  the  hand  that  keeps  it  open  and  angry  is 
that  of  profound  misunderstanding,  made  the  easy  and  eager 
instrument  of  scheming  partisanship. 

Whilst  this  is  true  of  both  sides  of  the  line,  it  must  be  said  in 
equal  truth  that  misconstruction  prevails  far  more  in  one  part  of 
our  country  than  the  other.  There  is  greater  ignorance  of  the 
South  at  the  North  than  of  the  North  at  the  South.  Nor  is  this 
singular.  There  has  been  a  large  unwillingness  to  believe  that 
out  of  a  soil  so  watered  with  the  blood  of  its  best  and  bravest 
the  South  could  forbid  to  grow  the  rosemary  of  bitter,  burning, 
and  undying  remembrance,  and  could  nourish  rather  the  plants 
of  resigned  submission  to  the  will  of  Providence,  and  unfeigned 
conformity  to  the  verdict  of  the  tribunal  which  it  had  invoked. 
It  is  phenomenal  that,  from  out  the  wreck  of  their  homes  and  the 
ruin  of  their  hopes,  a  people  should  rise  again  save  with  the  vow 
of  unslumbering  hate,  revenge,  and  retaliation.  But  this  is  the 
marvel  which  the  South  has  presented.  Not  only  does  it  bequeath 
no  legacy  of  hate  to  its  children,  but  has  sternly  and  grandly 
striven  to  stamp  out  rancor  in  itself.  Its  dying  embers  linger 
only  in  the  exceptional,  the  impracticable,  the  extreme. 

Individuals  have  come  to  the  knowledge  of  this  by  actual  con- 


DR.    VEDDERS    DISCOURSE.  IOQ 

tact — they  have  come,  they  have  seen,  they  have  conquered  their 
pre-convictions.  But  to  very  many  yet  it  is  inconceivable. 

Miss'Frances  Willard,  the  lovely,  womanly,  eloquent,  and  devoted 
lady,  who,  as  president  of  the  National  Women's  Christian  Tem- 
perance Union,  spent  the  last  winter  in  the  South,  has  every- 
where, in  the  public  press  and  on  the  platform,  sought  to  correct 
the  common  misconception  of  our  people.  She  came  southward 
against  the  wishes  and  warnings  of  friends, .  against  the  urgent 
protest  of  a  Federal  official  at  Richmond,  who  foretold  all  dis- 
courtesy and  disrespect  to  her,  as  one  reared  in  the  strictest  sect 
of  anti-slavery  conviction  and  the  representative  of  an  unpopular 
cause.  After  meeting  the  people  of  the  South  in  public  and  pri- 
vate, in  cities,  towns,  and  villages,  and  throughout  its  whole 
extent,  Miss  Willard  says  to  those  of  her  own  section  of  the 
land : 

"  We  are  intensely  more  ignorant  of  the  Southern  people  and 
their  ways  than  they  are  of  us ;  for,  while  they  read  our  newspa- 
pers, we  seldom  see  theirs,  and  our  political  papers  have  been 
wont  to  publish  little  from  the  South  but  stories  of  gross  outrage. 
Reading  only  these,  we  are  apt  to  think  that  outrages  are  epi- 
demic there,  instead  of  merely  sporadic,  as  they  consider  the  out- 
rages at  the  North.  If  one  man  is  wounded  in  Mississippi  and 
another  in  Arkansas,  we  hear  of  it,  and  think  the  Southern  people 
live  by  killing  each  other.  But  they  do  not  so  think  of  us.  When 
told  of  one  murder  in  New  York  and  another  in  Chicago,  they 
recognize  crime  as  special,  and  peace  as  general  among  us.  So 
it  is  with  them  :  their  widely  prevailing  spirit  is  for  peace  and 
progressive  prosperity.  It  is  hardly  to  be  doubted  that  the  per- 
centage of  crime  is  much  larger  at  the  North  than  at  the  South." 

All  that  is  necessary  then  to  a  proper  understanding  and  appre- 
ciation is  fuller  knowledge.  The  leader  of  the  Federal  armies 
at  the  war's  close,  officially  appointed  to  make  inquisition  as  to 
the  state  of  feeling  at  the  South,  when,  if  ever,  it  must  have  been 
aggravated  and  intense,  summarized  his  report  in  the  declaration 
that  all  that  the  divided  sections  of  the  land  needed  was — to 
know  each  other. 

It  is  in  recognition  of  this  fact  that  the  guests  by  whom  we  are 
honored  to-day  sailed  to  these  welcoming  shores.  If  no  formal 
reception  awaits  their  immediate  arrival — none,  at  least,  adequate 
and  demonstrative — it  is  at  their  own  request,  and  for  a  reason 


I  IO  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

that  exalts  them  in  our  esteem.  They  would  have  the  trumpet  of 
warm  greeting  silenced  in  the  holy  hush  of  the  Sabbath,  that 
when  its  quiet  hours  are  past  no  memories  of  unseemliness  may 
jar  upon  its  jubilant  strains.  They  will  feel  no  chiil  upon  their 
reception  by  Sabbath  solemnities,  but  accept,  as  a  happy  omen 
for  their  mission  of  peace  and  good-will,  the  fact  that  it  is  ushered 
in  by  Sabbath  chimes.  An  embassy  of  love  could  not  be  more 
fitly  heralded. 

Our  friends  from  Connecticut  have  "come  to  see."  The  text 
sets  forth,  in  simple,  comprehensive  terms,  what  there  is  to  set-, 
and  what  it  behooves  to  be  known.  "  The  land  is  wide,  and  quiet 
and  peaceable ;  for  they  of  Ham  have  dwelt  there  of  old" 

"The  land  is  wide."  How  wide  the  South  is  in  geographical 
area  our  guests  need  not  be  told.  A  single  one  of  its  States — 
Texas — possesses  territory  sufficient  to  form  six  States  as  large 
as  the  largest  of  those  now  in  organized  existence.  Nor  is  it  nec- 
essary that  aught  be  said  of  the  vast  coast  washed  by  our  seas. 

But  "the  land  is  wide"  in  another  sense — wide  enough  for  all 
who  will,  to  come  in  and  possess  it;  wide  enough  for  those  whose 
hands  were  lifted  against  each  other  lately  in  fratricidal  strife  to 
work  side  by  side  in  reaping  the  fruits  of  a  bountiful  soil ;  wide 
enough  to  merge  all  the  fierce  rivalries  of  the  battle-field  in  the 
genial  intercourse  and  generous  competition  of  business ;  wide 
enough  to  permit  all  differences  of  opinion  upon  religion,  social 
economy,  and  politics,  with  no  more  friction  than  attends  diversity 
of  view  everywhere ;  wide  enough  to  permit  those  who  array 
themselves  under  different  party  banners  to  exercise  their  rights 
without  let  or  hindrance ;  wide  enough  to  welcome  and  entertain 
all  new  forms  of  labor,  all  new  arts  of  industry,  all  improvements 
of  mechanical  implements ;  wide  enough  for  all  pure  forms  of 
social  life,  all  advancements  in  and  facilities  for  the  education  of 
the  masses ;  wide  enough  for  every  appliance  and  impetus  of 
mental,  material,  and  moral  progress. 

But  it  is  not  wide  enough  to  be  a  field  in  which  every  form  of 
villainy  may  disport  itself  unscathed ;  it  is  not  wide  enough  for 
such  political  adventurers  as  swarmed  in  after  reconstruction  to 
debauch  its  labor,  defile  its  suffrage,  and  make  its  legislation  an 
organized  brigandage.  It  is  not  wide  enough  to  take  the  gradu- 
ates of  its  penitentiaries  to  fill  its  civic  offices;  not  wide  enough 
to  be  unfenced  with  all  the  safeguards  of  social  purity  and  State 
authority. 


DR.    VEDDERS    DISCOURSE.  Ill 

Ah,  it  is  not  wide  enough  to  be  an  open  common  for  license 
and  licentiousness,  but  for  every  man  who  comes  to  be  its  citizen, 
to  exercise  his  inalienable  rights  as  such,  and  his  energies  in  se- 
curing the  fruits  of  his  own  labor,  and  sharing  responsibility  for 
public  welfare  ;  for  such  a  man,  wherever  born,  of  whatever  name 
or  hue  of  opinion,  the  South  has  welcome,  scope,  recognition 
respect.  Defeated  and  detected  despoilers  of  its  rights  and 
riches  are  the  only  ones  who  have  fled  from  it  with  the  cry  that 
they  were  despised  and  proscribed.  May  it  be  always  too  narrow 
for  these  !  and  Connecticut  will  say  "Amen." 

"The  land  is  wide  and  quiet."  Our  visiting  friends  will  be 
struck  by  no  fact  more  forcibly  than  by  this.  Take  our  own  city 
in  illustration.  Here  the  spark  of  war  first  became  flame.  This 
is  considered  still  the  focal  point  of  intense  feeling.  The  opinion 
largely  prevails  that  turbulence,  and  not  tranquillity,  is  indigenous 
here.  We  are  commonly  regarded  as  a  people  set  always  on  edge 
for  tumult.  Security  of  person  especially  is  something  which 
many  never  associate  with  this  olden  city. 

The  facts  are  so  strangely  the  reverse  of  this  that  the  opinion 
to  which  we  have  referred  would  be  ludicrous  as  satire  if  it  were 
not  lamentable  as  largely  credited.  It  is  hazarding  nothing  to 
say  that  Charleston  is  exceptional  in  its  freedom  from  all  forms 
of  outbreak.  Nowhere  is  personal  and  property  security  more 
regarded  and  guaranteed.  With  a  population  of  fifty  thousand, 
the  things  that  invade  its  quiet  are  strangely  out  of  proportion  to 
its  numbers. 

The  visitor  is  more  likely  to  think  lethargy  'our  misfortune  than 
license  our  fault.  An  easily  accessible,  prominent,  and  popular 
seaport,  and  having  always  a  large  number  of  those  who  hasten 
to  exchange  the  ennui  of  shipboard  for  the  excitement  of  shore, 
almost  never  is  the  calm  flow  of  our  life  ruffled,  even  by  this 
cause.  With  a  police  force  proportioned  to  our  poverty  rather 
than  our  extent  of  territory,  its  duty  is  rather  perfunctory  than 
practical ;  its  need  is  little  more  than  to  appear,  seldom  to  act, 
save  in  cases  of  individual  and  comparatively  insignificant  offence. 
It  seems  singular,  in  the  face  of  its  repute  with  many,  that 
Charleston  is  more  in  danger  of  dying  from  the  proprieties  than 
from  suffering  in  its  security  from  their  infringement. 

And  so  of  our  State.  It  has  a  reputation  for  being  volcanic  in 
its  propensity  to  eruption.  And  yet  rigid  State  laws  punish  even 


112  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

the  carrying  of  concealed  weapons ;  the  duellist  is  tried  as  a  mur- 
derer ;  the  sale  of  intoxicating  drink  is  prohibited  outside  of  cities 
and  incorporated  towns,  and  restricted  within  them.  Disturbances 
of  public  order  are  abnormal.  Our  guests  who  come  from,  have 
also  come  to,  "a  land  of  steady  habits." 

And  so,  too,  of  the  whole  South.  And  yet  there  are  those  who 
conceive  the  contrary — that  the  stranger  who  passes  through  any 
portion  of  the  South  must  go  prepared  to  defend  himself  against 
every  form  of  sudden  violence.  It  has  been  my  lot  to  see  many 
conversions  from  this  delusion,  in  those  who  have  thought  that  a 
ready  revolver  was  an  indispensable  part  of  the  equipment  for  a 
Southern  tour,  only  to  hide  it  in  the  bottom  of  their  trunks  when 
they  knew  the  truth,  and  to  confess  that  they  needed  it  more  at 
home  than  here. 

And  the  land  is  peaceable.  The  comparative  good  order  of 
Southern  life  is  not  that  of  stagnation — the  quiet  of  inanition. 
There  is  a  keen  and  quick  susceptibility  of  feeling,  natural  to 
tropic  or  semi-tropic  latitude.  But  there  is,  also,  a  deep  and  per- 
vading reverence  for  religion  ;  a  recognition  of  the  sacredness  of 
law ;  an  exalted  sense  of  honor,  decorum,  propriety  ;  an  ingrained 
conservatism.  The  good  order  of  the  land  is  not  the  result  of 
apathy,  but  of  principle  and  purpose.  And  especially  is  the  land 
"  peaceable  "  in  the  sense  so  often  impugned.  The  spirit  of  con- 
flict is  not  dormant,  but  dead,  and  all  aspiration  is  for  peace. 

And  what  shall  we  say  of  the  last  element  in  the  classification 
of  the  text — "for  they  of  Ham  had  dwelt  there  of  old?"  There 
are  those  who  regard  the  presence  of  the  children  of  Ham  in  the 
South  as  the  never-ending  source  of  disquiet  and  disorder ;  the 
menace  of  peace  and  prosperity.  We  beg  those  who  believe  this 
to  come  and  see.  There  is  no  people  on  earth  so  numerous  in 
proportion  to  the  other  races  among  whom  they  live,  and  so  dis- 
tinct from  them,  of  whom  it  could  be  affirmed  that  they  do  not 
threaten  the  stability  of  established  institutions  and  the  sanctions 
of  peace.  Yet  the  freedmen  among  >us — kept  free  from  external 
and  sinister  guidance — are  even  a  conserving  power.  Free  to 
gather  in  any  numbers,  and  constantly  assembling  by  thousands 
for  religious,  patriotic,  social,  and  political  purposes,  their  meetings 
never  give  apprehension  to  others  and  are  almost  utterly  without 
contentions  among  themselves.  Organized  and  armed  in  separate 
military  commands,  they  are  never  anything  but  orderly,  and 


A   GOOD    DISCOURSE.  113 

ready  at  a  moment  to  assist  as  guardians  of  the  public  peace. 
United  in  laoor  associations,  the  strikes  which  have  sometimes 
occurred  among  them  have  been  but  the  fruit  of  bad  examples 
set  elsewhere,  by  those  who  claim  to  be  of  a  superior  race.  Yea, 
the  freedmen  have  very  recently  set  an  example  by  the  gentleness, 
moderation,  and  orderliness  with  which  they  urged  an  appeal  for 
increased  compensation,  which  the  white  instigators  of  labor 
against  capital  may  well  emulate.  There  is  no  working  class  on 
earth  so  tractable,  reasonable,  considerate,  faithful,  affectionate, 
and  content.  Freed  from  alien  evil  counsel  and  sinister  guidance, 
they  present  the  anomaly  of  an  element  of  weakness  transformed 
into  an  agency  of  strength.  Dwelling  among  those  with  whom 
they  have  life-long  ties ;  from  whom  they  receive  ungrudged  and 
intelligent  sympathy  and  unstinted  practical  help,  there  are  rea- 
sons not  far  to  seek  why  "the  land  is  quiet  and  peaceable,"  not 
in  spite  but  because  of  the  fact  that  "they  of  Ham  have  dwelt 
there  of  old." 

Our  guests,  turning  from  the  commemoration  of  that  victory  of 
Yorktown  which  made  us  one  people,  have  come  to  see  whether 
we  are  again  so  after  the  dread  division  of  civil  strife.  If  they 
would  see  us  as  we  are,  the  text  is  a  mirror  which  reflects  the  truth. 
They  may  bear  home  with  them  to  our  sister  State  the  assurance 
that  the  hand  stretched  in  welcome  for  a  too-brief  sojourn  will  be 
always  even  more  eagerly  extended  to  greet  them  for  a  longer 
stay  and  for  abiding  citizenship,  and  that  everywhere  they  will 
find  quietude,  peace,  and  brotherly  regard. 

Heaven's  own  blessing  is  pronounced  upon  the  peace-makers. 
It  may  well  beseem  the  sacred  desk,  therefore,  to  hail  with  devout 
gratitude  those  who  come  with  such  gracious  purpose  in  their 
hearts,  and  rejoice  that  it  will  meet  with  a  response  full,  fervent, 
and  unaffected.  May  this  be  the  beginning  of  the  hour  foreseen 
by  Carolina's  own  great  poet,  when  there  shall  be — 

"  Peace  on  the  farthest  seas, 
Peace  in  our  ample  bays  and  sheltered  streams, 
Peace  where'er  our  starry  garland  gleams, 

And  peace  in  every  breeze. 

"  Peace  in  the  whirring  marts, 
Peace  where  the  scholar  thinks,  the  hunter  roams, 
Peace  !  God  of  Peace  !  in  all  our  homes, 

And  peace  in  all  our  hearts  !  " 

Many  other  pastors  of  the  churches  alluded  pleasantly  to 
our  visit. 
f  15 


SUNDAY,   OCTOBER  230— CONTINUED. 


If  any  newspaper  ever  showed  enterprise  and  hard  work, 
it  was  the  "  News  and  Courier  "  of  Sunday,  and  the  two  fol- 
lowing days,  for  the  reason  that  such  things  as  getting  out 
extra  editions  and  illustrated  papers  are  not  common  down 
South,  nor  are  their  facilities  equal  to  ours  of  the  North  for 
bringing  out  such  papers. 

Consequently,  too  much  praise  cannot  be  given  to  Editor 
Dawson,  and  associates,  for  the  manner  in  which  they  spread 
the  news  of  our  coming,  and  items  of  interest  in  connection 
with  the  regiment,  to  the  mutual  gratification  and  pleasure 
of  the  citizens  of  Charleston  and  the  Connecticut  visitors. 

This  chapter  will  be  devoted  to  the  reports  and  items 
which  appeared  in  Sunday's  and  Monday's  issues,  which  I  am 
sure  the  members  of  the  regiment  will  be  glad  to  read  once 
more ;  we  have  not  space  to  give  the  whole,  but  will  give  as 
much  as  possible. 

(From  Sunday's  issue.) 

THE  ARRIVAL  OF  THE  ADVANCE  GUARD — RETURN  OF  THE  PENIN- 
SULAR VETERANS — THE  PROGRAMMES  FOR  TO-DAY  AND  TO- 
MORROW  THE  CITY  IN  HOLIDAY  ATTIRE. 

The  entire  city  seemed  to  be  given  up  yesterday  to  making 
preparations  for  the  reception  of  the  expected  guests  from  Con- 
necticut. Flags  were  thrown  to  the  breeze  in  every  direction, 
and  the  armories  of  the  various  companies  of  the  Fourth  Brigade 
were  crowded  with  busy  men  and  fair  women  intent  upon  the 
work  of  fixing  up  the  quarters.  Paymaster-General  F.  E.  Camp, 
Col.  Chas.  A.  Russell,  and  Mr.  Morris  F.  Tyler,  the  Executive 
Secretary,  reached  the  city  on  the  morning  train  from  the  North, 
and  were  at  once  escorted  to  their  quarters  at  the  Charleston 


PREPARATIONS.  115 

Hotel.  They  were  the  pioneers  of  the  Connecticut  guests,  and 
were  received  with  open  arms.  A  dispatch  received  at  "  The  News 
and  Courier  "  office  about  n  o'clock  A.M.  announced  the  fact  that 
the  train  bearing  Governor  Hagood,  ex-Governor  Marshall  Jewell, 
and  the  returning  soldiers  from  Charleston,  was  five  hours  behind 
time,  and  there  was  considerable  disappointment,  as  arrangements 
had  been  made  to  receive  the  Governor  and  the  Peninsular  vete- 
rans. The  authorities  of  the  Northeastern  Railroad  Company, 
however,  were  equal  to  the  situation,  and  as  soon  as  it  was  known 
that  the  train  containing  the  soldiers  was  behind  time,  orders  were 
at  once  telegraphed  to  Florence  to  have  an  engine  ready  to  bring 
them  right  through.  The  details  of  their  arrival  and  reception, 
and  of  the  programmes  for  to-day  and  to-morrow,  will  be  found 
elsewhere.  Charleston  is  ready  to  receive  her  guests  and  to  make 
them  feel  at  home  as  long  as  they  shall  remain  with  us. 

THE   PREPARATIONS    FOR   THE   RECEPTION. 

A  meeting  of  the  general  managing  committee  was  held  in  the 
committee-room  of  the  Charleston  Chamber  of  Commerce  yester- 
day afternoon,  when  the  details  for  the  reception  of  the  Connecti- 
cut troops  were  finally  arranged. 

The  committee  have  chartered  the  steam-tug  "  Republic  "  for  the 
day.  She  will  leave  Union  wharf  at  6  o'clock  this  morning  and  will 
steam  down  the  harbor  to  meet  the  "  Charleston,"  having  on  board 
the  members  of  the  committee  of  general  management,  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen,  Gen.  Walker  and  staff  of  the  Fourth  Brigade, 
Col.  Bruns  and  staff  of  the  First  Regiment,  Maj.  Frost  and  staff 
of  the  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion,  and  Capt.  Mantoue  and  staff  of 
the  First  Regiment  of  Artillery,  and  a  number  of  other  prominent 
citizens.  The  committee,  City  Council,  and  the  military  will 
board  the  "  Charleston  "  and  tender  a  formal  welcome  to  the  stran- 
gers, delaying  the  steamer  long  enough  to  allow  the  city  troops  to 
assemble  on  the  wharf  and  meet  their  guests.  It  is  expected  that 
the  steamer  will  arrive  at  Adger's  wharf  about  9  o'clock.  The 
firing  of  the  salute  of  seventeen  guns  on  Trenholm's  wharf  will 
be  the  signal  for  assembly. 

After  the  troops  have  reached  the  city  the  "  Republic  "  will  be 
placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  visitors  during  the  day,  to  go  where 
they  want  and  at  their  own  pleasure. 


I  l6  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

THE   DECORATIONS    IN    THE   CITY. 

There  was  a  large  display  of  bunting  yesterday  in  honor  of  the 
coming  of  the  Connecticut  soldiers,  and  at  the  various  halls  and 
armories  that  will  be  open  for  their  reception  to-morrow  the  com- 
mittees were  hard  at  work  until  a  late  hour  last  night.  At  the 
City  Hall  the  decorations  are  very  tastefully  arranged,  every 
window  on  Broad  street  being  handsomely  curtained  with  United 
States  flags.  In  front  of  the  entrance  upon  a  ground  of  dark  blue 
and  in  well-executed  letters  there  is  the  inscription,  which  will 
find  an  echo  from  every  Charleston  heart,  "1781,  Welcome  Sons 
of  Connecticut  to  Charleston,  1881." 

The  decorations  at  the  hall  of  the  German  Fusiliers,  at  the 
corner  of  King  and  Liberty  streets,  are  lavish.  Across  Liberty 
street  there  is  stretched  a  large  white  banner  bearing  in  the  centre 
the  monogram  "G.  F."  and  the  figures  "1775."  On  one  side  of 
the  monogram  is  the  figure  of  a  soldier,  and  on  the  other 
the  form  of  an  angel  with  a  trumpet  to  her  lips.  This  banner  is 
supported  on  either  side  by  the  flags  of  America  and  Germany. 
On  King  street  there  is  a  large  banner  containing  the  coats  of 
arms  of  South  Carolina  and  of  Connecticut,  and  the  inscription, 
"  Welcome  Connecticut."  Along  the  lower  edge  of  the  banner 
are  the  words  "German  Fusiliers."  Between  the  coats  of  arms 
of  the  two  States  are  clasped  hands.  On  one  side  of  this  banner 
is  the  British  and  on  the  other  the  American  flag. 

In  front  of  the  armory  is  a  large  shield  bearing  the  figure  of 
"Germania,"  and  on  either  side  of  it  transparencies  containing 
the  State  and  National  coats  of  arms.  In  front  of  the  hall  and 
hanging  across  King  street  there  is  a  mammoth  Connecticut  flag. 
The  interior  of  the  armory  is  fitted  up  in  a  very  attractive  style, 
and  last  night  a  company  of  ladies  were  beautifying  the  hall  for 
the  reception  of  the  Fusiliers  and  their  guests. 

At  the  armory  of  the  Palmetto  Guard,  in  Hasel  street,  there 
was  quite  an  animated  scene  of  busy  preparation  throughout  the 
day.  The  fluted  columns  of  the  portico  have  been  twined  about 
with  evergreen,  which  also  hangs  in  graceful  festoons  from  column 
to  column.  The  armory  has  been  hung  on  the  inside  with  flags 
and  bunting,  and  beautifully  decorated  with  flowers  and  shrubbery. 
Over  the  entrance  is  the  inscription  in  large  and  gracefully-shaped 
letters:  ''Welcome  Connecticut!"  A  squad  of  twenty  ladies 
were  assisting  the  soldiers  yesterday. 


DECORATIONS.  I  I/ 

At  the  armory  of  the  Washington  Light  Infantry  of  course  there 
was  a  great  deal  of  activity.  Three  rows  of  flags  have  been 
stretched  across  King  street,  the  State,  Connecticut,  and  Federal 
flags,  and  on  Wentworth  street  two  lines  of  flags  of  all  nations 
have  been  flung  to  the  breeze. 

Flags  and  bunting  of  every  pattern  under  the  sun  are  displayed 
at  other  places,  and  many  of  the  business  houses  yesterday  ran 
up  their  colors.  In  Meeting  street  Tiefenthal  was  flying  the  Ger- 
man flag ;  two  rows  of  bunting  were  run  across  the  street  from 
Moran's  to  Marshall's ;  at  Wilbur's  the  windows  were  looped  and 
festooned  with  the  National  colors,  and  Mr.  A.  S.  Brown  ran  up 
the  stars  and  stripes.  At  the  Charleston  Hotel  the  State  and 
Connecticut  flags  are  stretched  across  the  street,  and  the  heavy 
columns  along  the  second-story  piazza  were  looped  with  the  Na- 
tional colors,  and  Edwin  Bates  &  Co.  ran  up  the  same  old  flag  of 
freedom.  On  East  Bay  Messrs.  W.  M.  Bird  &  Co.  displayed  a 
new  and  handsome  set  of  colors. 

In  King  street  the  German  and  State  colors  were  thrown  across 
the  street  from  Siegling's  to  Jager's ;  McLoy,  Rice  &  Co.  were 
flying  the  National  colors,  Von  Santen  the  German,  Read  the 
American,  and  Muller  both  colors.  At  the  hall  of  the  Bruder- 
licher  Bund  a  large  German  flag,  bearing  the  inscription  "Zur 
Erinnerung,"  meaning  "In  Remembrance,"  attracted  considerable 
attention.  From  the  store  of  C.  Druelle,  hanging  over  the  street, 
was  a  mammoth  French  flag,  and  from  the  store  of  W.  C.  Forsythe 
&  Son  there  floated  the  stars  and  stripes.  Flags  were  flying  at 
other  places,  and  to-day  and  to-morrow  the  display  will  be  largely 
increased. 

The  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion  have  made  the  final  arrangements 
for  the  entertainment  of  Company  K,  Connecticut  National  Guard, 
who  will  be  their  guests  on  their  arrival  here.  Their  armory  has 
been  tastefully  decorated  with  flags,  and  the  pictures  of  the  late 
ex-officers  of  the  corps  dressed  with  evergreens  and  flowers.  The 
State  and  Battalion  coats  of  arms  are  prominently  placed,  while 
the  initials  of  Co.  K  are  joined  with  the  letters  C.  R.  B.  The 
whole  presents  a  striking  appearance,  which  will  be  in  keeping 
with  the  other  preparations  being  made  for  the  comfort  and  pleas- 
ure of  the  Connecticut  men.  The  armory  will  be  open  and  a 
committee  always  on  duty  during  the  stay  of  the  "  First."  The 
members  of  the  corps  will  be  at  the  wharf  in  citizens'  dress  on  the 


Il8  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

arrival  of  the  steamer  "  Charleston,"  and  take  charge  of  their  guests 
during  the  day. 

A   SUBSTANTIAL   SIGN   OF   SYMPATHY. 

A  striking  and  a  pleasing  evidence  of  the  unanimity  with  which 
the  business  community  joins  in  the  welcome  to  our  Connecticut 
friends  is  to  be  found  in  the  alacrity  with  which  the  suggestion  of 
the  banks,  that  those  having  paper  maturing  on  Monday  should 
anticipate  its  payment,  has  been  met.  To-morrow  not  being  a 
legal  holiday,  the  notice  of  the  banks  was  of  course  no  more  than 
a  simple  request  with  which  no  debtor  was  bound  to  comply. 
Yet  inquiry  yesterday  afternoon  elicited  the  information  that  at 
all  the  banks  of  the  city  the  compliance  with  the  invitation  had 
been  prompt  and  unanimous.  This  is  especially  noteworthy,  con- 
sidering the  tightness  of  the  money  market. 

THE  RETURN  OF  THE  PENINSULAR  VETERANS. 

At  half-past  10  o'clock  the  home  detachment  of  the  Washington 
Light  Infantry  assembled  at  their  armory,  and  under  the  command 
of  First  Lieut.  John  S.  Hanahan,  headed  by  the  Phoenix  Cornet 
Band,  colored,  marched  up  King  street,  platoon  front,  to  John 
street,  and  thence  through  Chapel  street  to  the  Northeastern 
Railroad  depot,  where  they  halted  under  the  passenger  shed, 
stacked  arms,  and  awaited  the  arrival  of  their  comrades,  with 
many  grim  jokes  at  the  cost  of  the  Yorktown  veterans.  Upon 
the  arrival  of  the  train  the  company  were  escorted  to  their  armory, 
where  an  appetizing  collation  was  spread  of  sandwiches  and  beer, 
and  something  stronger,  too,  perhaps.  There  were  twenty  men 
of  the  home  detachment  of  the  Light  Infantry  in  line,  with  knap- 
sacks and  side-arms,  and  under  the  flickering  lights  of  the  car-shed 
they  presented  quite  a  picturesque  appearance. 

About  fifteen  or  twenty  of  the  German  Fusiliers,  in  citizens' 
dress  and  without  arms,  accompanied  by  the  St.  Patrick's  Helicon 
Band,  were  present  at  the  depot  to  escort  their  gallant  comrades 
to  their  armory,  on  King  street,  which  had  been  beautifully  dec- 
orated for  their  reception,  and  where  a  capital  lunch  was  served 
up  in  good  style. 

Accompanying  the  Fusiliers  were  a  number  of  the  Connecticut 
soldiers,  who  might  very  appropriately  be  grouped  under  the  gen- 


A    MIDNIGHT    RECEPTION.  IIQ 

eral  denomination  of  the  "  sea-sick  squad."  They  could  not 
stand  the  trip  by  sea,  and  so  they  came  by  land,  a  fine-looking  set 
of  men,  as  follows  : 

Capt.  Smith  of  Company  K,  Capt.  Cornell  of  Company  H, 
Lieut.  Hotchkiss  of  Company  F,  Sergeant  Chase,  Sergeant  Towne, 
Quartermaster-Sergeant  Quiggle,  Corporal  Candee  and  Private 
Parker  of  Company  K.  After  marching  to  the  armory  of  the 
Fusiliers  and  sharing  their  hospitality,  the  "sea-sick  squad"  were 
escorted  to  the  Charleston  Hotel,  where  they  had  secured  com- 
fortable quarters. 

When  the  train  bearing  the  troops  ran  under  the  car-shed  a 
scene  of  the  wildest  enthusiasm  prevailed.  The  Helicon  Band 
struck  up  "  Dixie,"  the  artillery  fired  the  salute  of  seventeen  guns, 
the  Washington  Light  Infantry  gave  their  well-known  "  Rocket  " 
with  a  will,  and  the  motley  crowd  of  nearly  five  hundred  expectant 
people  joined  in  the  applause  with  a  real  Rebel  yell,  which  waked 
the  echoes  and  thrilled  the  heart.  The  returning  soldiers  were 
in  fine  spirits,  in  spite  of  a  hard  campaign.  They  related  their 
experience  in  good  humor,  and  say  that  although  they  suffered  a 
great  deal  of  inconvenience  and  actual  hardship,  their  trip  has  not 
been  without  its  compensations.  They  are  better  soldiers  now, 
with  broader  views  and  larger  patriotism  than  before  they  went  to 
Yorktown. 

The  delay  on  the  return  from  the  Peninsula  occurred  between 
Portsmouth  and  Wilmington.  After  leaving  Wilmington  the 
journey  was  made  without  untoward  incident,  and  the  run  was 
made  from  Florence  to  Charleston  in  five  hours — the  special  train 
which  was  kindly  furnished  by  the  Northeastern  Railroad  author- 
ities leaving  Florence  at  7  and  arriving  in  this  city  at  precisely 
12  o'clock.  The  train  consisted  of  three  passenger  coaches  and 
a  baggage  car. 

•  The  distinguished  persons  on  the  train,  in  addition  to  the  Con- 
necticut guests,  were  Governor  Hagood,  Adjt.-Gen.  Manigault, 
Congressman  Dibble,  Dr.  Burnet,  surgeon  of  the  Yorktown  Bat- 
talion ;  the  Hon.  George  Johnstone,  of  Newberry ;  Gen.  Wilmot 
G.  DeSaussure  and  Mr.  James  Simons,  of  the  Society  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati, and  Mr.  Joseph  W.  Barnwell.  Governor  Hagood,  Gen. 
Manigault,  and  Mr.  Johnstone  are  quartered  at  the  Charleston 
Hotel. 

Col.  Hugh  S.  Thompson,  who  commanded  the  Palmetto  Regi- 


I2O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

ment  at  the  Centennial,  is  expected  to  arrive  to-day.  The  Hon. 
Marshall  Jewell  and  Mayor  Bulkeley  will  arrive  this  morning  by 
the  Northeastern  Railroad.  They  will  stop  at  the  Charleston 
Hotel. 

THE   PROGRAMME   TO-DAY. 

The  steamer  "  Charleston  "  is  expected  to  land  at  Adger's  wharf  at 
about  9  o'clock  this  morning.  The  following  suggestions  from 
the  Entertainment  Committee  will  be  of  value  to  the  soldiers  and 
citizens  of  Charleston  : 

Each  company  is  expected  to  be  present  in  a  body  to  welcome 
the  particular  company  assigned  to  them.  The  committee  suggest 
that  the  steamer  should  first  be  boarded  by  the  commanding  offi- 
cers of  companies  only,  in  order  to  avoid  confusion,  and  they 
should  at  once  seek  the  commanding  officer  of  the  company 
assigned  to  them,  find  out  where  such  company  is,  and  then  either 
let  their  company  board  the  steamer  and  mingle  with  such  Con- 
necticut company  or  march  the  Connecticut  company  off  the 
steamer  and  deliver  it  to  their  men. 

There  will  be  no  formal  ceremonies,  and  the  Charleston  com- 
panies will  not  be  in  uniform.  The  companies  must  take  individ- 
ual charge  of  the  Connecticut  companies  all  day  and  take  them 
around  the  city,  showing  them  all  points  of  interest,  and  enter- 
taining them  in  a  private  way  to  the  best  of  their  ability. 

As  personal  attention  will  be  more  appreciated  by  our  visitors 
than  anything  else,  it  will  be  well  for  such  members  of  the  com- 
panies as  can  do  so  to  take  them  to  their  houses,  and  the 
committee  would  make  the  suggestion  that  the  members  of  the 
companies  let  it  be  known  among  their  friends  that  they  would 
like  to  bring  some  of  the  company  assigned  them  to  the  houses 
of  those  who  would  be  glad  to  see  them. 

THE   PROGRAMME    FOR    MONDAY. 

The  military  programme  for  to-morrow  is  set  forth  in  the  follow- 
ing orders  from  brigade  headquarters : 

HEADQUARTERS 
FOURTH  BRIGADE  S.  C.  V.  T. 
CHARLESTON,  S.  C.,  October  17,  1881. 
[ORDERS  No.  21.] 

I.  .The  Brigade  Commander  announces  with  great  pleasure 
the  proposed  visit  of  the  Governor  of  Connecticut  and  suite,  the 


BRIGADE    ORDERS.  121 

First  Regiment  Connecticut  N.  G.,  and  the  Governor's  Foot 
Guard  of  Connecticut,  to  our  City  and  State,  October  23d  and 
24th,  after  the  Yorktown  Centennial  Celebration. 

II.  The  arrangements  for  their  social  entertainment  have  been 
entrusted  to  proper -committees,  who  will  advise  the  commands  of 
the  duties  assigned  them.     The  military  ceremonies  will  consist 
of  a  parade  and  review  before  their   Excellencies  the  Governors 
of  Connecticut  and  of  South  Carolina,  assisted  by  Major-General 
Rutledge,  commanding  First  Division  S.  C.  V.  T. 

III.  The  parade  and  review  will  take  place  Monday,  October 
24,  1881.     The  brigade  line  will  be  formed  on  Broad  street,  right 
resting  on  Meeting  street,  facing  north. 

Commands  will  report  at  9.25,  in  the  following  positions: 

German  Artillery,  Broad  street,  right  resting  on  Meeting  street, 
facing  north. 

First  Regiment  Rifles,  Meeting  street,  right  resting  on  Broad 
street,  facing  east. 

Carolina  Rifle  Battalion,  Broad  street,  right  resting  on  Meeting 
street,  facing  south. 

First  Regiment  Artillery,  Broad  street,  right  resting  on  Friend 
street,  facing  north. 

Cavalry  battalion,  Broad  street,  right  resting  on  Logan  street, 
facing  north. 

The  First  Regiment  Artillery  and  Cavalry  battalion  will  move 
to  the  above  positions  through  King  street. 

At  the  bugle  call,  at  9.30  A.  M.,  the  commands  will  move  suc- 
cessively to  their  places  in  line. 

After  the  formation  of  the  brigade  it  will  move  to  East  Battery, 
where  it  will  meet  our  guests  and  escort  them  to  the  place  of  re- 
view— the  Citadel  green.  When  the  head  of  the  column  reaches 
Calhoun  street,  it  will  be  halted  and  faced  to  the  left  and  our 
guests  will  pass  to  the  right  of  the  brigade,  each  battalion  saluting 
as  it  passes. 

The  brigade  will  then  move  on  to  the  green  and  form  in  line 
of  masses,  company  .front,  for  the  review.  The  review  will  be 
conducted  as  provided  in  tactics  for  a  review  of  a  brigade  in  line 
of  masses,  excepting  the  modifications  usually  made  in  moving  off 
to  pass  in  review,  rendered  necessary  by  the  contracted  space  for 
maneuvering,  and  that  the  column  will  pass  in  platoon  instead  of 
company  front. 
16 


122  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Battalions  are  specially  cautioned  to  move  promptly  off  the 
ground  after  passing  the  reviewing  officers,  and  under  no  circum- 
stances make  any  halt  to  impede  succeeding  commands. 

In  taking  distance  to  pass  in  review  full  distance  as  provided  in 
tactics  should  be  taken  between  the  various  battalions. 

IV.  After  the  review  our  guests  will  move  out  through  Tobacco 
street  and  around  King  and  Calhoun  to  the  south  gate  of  green, 
and  there  halt. 

The  German  Artillery,  the  First  Regiment  Rifles  and  Carolina 
Rifle  Battalion  will  move  up  by  their  side,  and  halt  at  the  gate, 
until  the  last  command  has  passed  the  reviewing  officers,  when 
they  will  move  on  the  green,  forming  two  lines  near  the  Citadel, 
and  facing  south — First  Regiment  Rifles  in  one  line,  German 
Artillery  and  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion  in  second  line — then  stack 
arms  and  rest. 

The  First  Regiment  Artillery  after  passing  the  reviewing  offi- 
cers will  put  up  their  guns,  and  then  form,  facing  east,  right  rest- 
ing on  Sumter  Guard's  armor}",  and  rest. 

The  Cavalry  battalion  will  form  in  rear  of  artillery,  and  rest. 

The  Connecticut  regiment  will  move  on  the  green,  facing  north, 
and  go  through  with  the  dress  parade,  which  is  intended  as  a 
compliment  to  the  citizens  of  Charleston. 

At  the  completion  of  this  parade  the  various  battalions  will  be 
dismissed. 

V.  In  accordance  with  orders  from  the  Adjutant  and  Inspec- 
tor-General of  the  State,  and  in  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  late 
President,  colors  will  be  draped  in  mourning,  and  officers  will  wear 
the  usual  crape   on  the  left  sleeve   and  on  their  swords.     The 
custom  obtaining  for  draping  colors  in  mourning,  and  which  will 
be  observed,  is  to  have  the  flag  rolled  on  the  staff  and  loosely  en- 
veloped in  crape,  tied  at  top  and  bottom. 

VI.  The  Brigade  Commander  urges  a  full  parade  of  all  com- 
mands as  a  compliment  to  our  friends,  who  have  come  many 
hundred  miles  to  pay  us  this  visit,  and  he  trusts  that  the  com- 
mingling of  the  citizen-soldiers  of  two  distant  States  may  result 
in  mutual  benefit  and  draw  their  people  closer  together. 

VII.  Battalion  and  Regiment  Commanders  will  issue  the  nec- 
essary instructions  to  carry  out  this  order. 

By  command  of  Brig.-Gen.  WALKER. 

A.  G.  MAGRATH, 
Major  and  Acting  Adjutant-Gen. 


MILITARY    ET    LUNCH.  123 

The  Line  of  March. 

The  brigade  after  being  formed  will  move  through  Broad  to 
East  Bay  street,  thence  to  East  Battery,  where  the  Connecticut 
troops  will  be  drawn  up  in  line.  The  two  commands  will  then 
form  into  division  line  and  will  march  around  South  Battery  to 
Meeting,  up  Meeting  to  Broad,  through  Broad  to  King  to  Market, 
and  through  Market  to  Meeting  street,  up  Meeting  to  Hasel,  and 
through  Hasel'  back  into  King  street,  thence  to  Calhoun  street. 
When  the  head  of  the  column  reaches  Calhoun  street  it  will  halt 
and  face  to  the  left,  and  the  Connecticut  troops  will  pass  to  the 
right,  the  brigade  saluting.  The  formation  on  the  green  will 
then  take  place  for  the  review. 

Lunch. 

After  the  review  the  dress  parade  of  the  Connecticut  troops 
will  take  place  as  announced  in  the  general  orders,  after  which 
the  various  companies  charged  with  the  entertainment  of  the 
military  will  take  charge  of  their  guests  and  carry  them  to  the 
various  places  of  entertainment.  The  assignments  are  as  follows : 

Co.  A,  to  the  German  Artillery  and  German  Hussars,  to  be  en- 
tertained at  the  Freundschaftsbund  Hall. 

Co.  B,  to  the  Montgomery  Guard  and  Irish  Rifles,  and  Co.  D, 
to  the  Irish  Volunteers  and  Charleston  Riflemen.  These  two 
companies  to  be  entertained  at  Hibernian  Hall. 

Co.  E,  to  the  German  Fusiliers,  to  be  entertained  at  their 
armory. 

Co.  F,  to  the  Sumter  Guards  and  Charleston  Light  Dragoons, 
to  be  entertained  at  their  armories.  * 

Co.  G,  to  the  Lafayette  Artillery,  Marion  Artillery  and  Wash- 
ington Artillery,  to  be  entertained  at  the  Military  Hall. 

Co.  H,  to  the  Palmetto  Guard,  to  be  entertained  at  their 
armory. 

Co.  K,  to  the  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion,  to  be  entertained  at 
their  armory. 

The  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  to  the  Washington  Light  Infantry, 
to  be  entertained  at  their  armory. 

The  field  and  staff  officers  of  the  Connecticut  regiment  will  be 
entertained  at  the  board-room  of  the  Military  Hall  by  the  field 
and  staff  officers  of  the  Fourth  Brigade. 


124  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

In  the  evening  there  will  be  a  public  reception  at  the  Academy 
of  Music,  at  which  all  the  visitors  will  be  present.  The  Mayor 
will  preside,  and  addresses  of  welcome  will  be  delivered  by  sev- 
eral prominent  citizens,  and  responses  made  by  a  number  of  the 
distinguished  visitors. 

Tickets  of  admission  to  the  entertainment  may  be  had  upon 
application  to  any  of  the  chairmen  of  the  various  committees  or 
to  any  of  the  members  of  the  committee  on  reception. 

After  the  reception,  Gov.  Bigelow,  Mayor  Bulkeley,  and  the 
other  distinguished  guests  will  be  entertained  at  the  Charleston 
Hotel. 

The  brigade  will  take  care  of  their  brother  soldiers. 

ODDS    AND    ENDS    OF     INTEREST. 

Gen.  Walker  has  established  his  headquarters  at  the  Charles- 
ton Hotel,  room  no,  where  he  can  be  found  until  Tuesday. 

The  board  of  commissioners  of  the  Charleston  Orphan  Asylum, 
through  their  chairman,  Mr.  L.  D.  Mowry,  have  sent  a  written 
invitation  to  the  Connecticut  guests  to  visit  the  orphan  asylum 
during  their  stay  in  the  city,  at  such  time  as  may  suit  their  con- 
venience. Religious  services  will  be  held  in  the  orphan  chapel  at 
4  o'clock  this  afternoon. 

The  chaplain  of  the  Fourth  Brigade,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Junkin,  will 
not  be  able  to  take  part  in  the  parade  to-morrow  on  account  of  a 
sprained  ankle,  from  which  he  has  been  suffering  for  some  time.  ' 

Governor  Bigelow  of  Connecticut,  and  staff,  will  go  to  Augusta 
on  Tuesday,  and  spend  Wednesday  in  that  city  as  the  guests  of 
the  municipality.  They  will  then  go  to  Atlanta,  and  after  spend- 
ing two  days  in  the  Gate  City,  visiting  the  cotton  exposition  and 
other  points  of  interest,  will  take  up  the  line  of  march  for  home. 
Their  friends  in  Charleston  would  be  glad  to  have  them  come  this 
way. 

In  the  parade  on  Monday  Gen.  Walker  will  wear  a  sword  that 
saw  service  in  the  late  war,  and  was  captured  from  a  captain  of 
the  Federal  army  in  the  battle  of  Atlanta.  On  the  scabbard  is 
the  following  inscription :  "  Captured  by  Capt.  R.  Z.  Harlee  on 
the  battle-field  in  front  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  22,  1864,  and  pre- 
sented by  Gapts.  Harlee  and  C.  C.  White  to  Lieut.-Col.  C.  Irvine 
Walker,  commanding  Tenth  South  Carolina  Regiment,  C.  S.  A." 

When  it  was  ascertained  last  night  that  the  time  of  the  arrival 


NEWSPAPER    ENTERPRISE.  125 

of  the  troops  from  Yorktown  was  uncertain,  Gen.  Walker  directed 
the  dismissal  of  the  detachments  of  the  Marion  and  Lafayette 
Artillery  companies,  who  had  been  detailed  to  fire  the  salute  to 
Governor  Hagoocl.  With  that  patriotic  zeal,  however,  which  has 
always  distinguished  the  Lafayette  Artillery,  a  committee  from 
that  command  waited  on  Gen.  Walker  during  the  evening  and  re- 
quested permission  to  fire  the  salute  at  any  hour  the  military  might 
arrive.  The  request  was  granted,  and  the  detachments  from  the 
two  batteries,  under  command  of  Capt.  Whaley,  of  the  Marion 
Artillery,  repaired  to  the  depot  about  n  o'clock.  They  planted 
their  guns  in  Chapel  street,  and  when  the  train  arrived  the  sleep- 
ing city  was  aroused  by  the  thunder  of  artillery.  The  guns  were 
well  handled  and  the  firing  was  rapid. 

The  shooting  range  of  the  German  Fusiliers  will  be  open  to- 
morrow after  2  P.  M.,  for  the  entertainment  and  amusement  of  any 
of  the  guests  who  may  desire  to  test  their  skill  at  rifle  practice. 
A  committee  of  the  company  will  be  on  the  grounds  to  do  the 
honors  of  the  occasion. 

The  "News  and  Courier"  came  out  on  Monday  morning, 
brim-full  of  military  items  pertaining  to  the  visiting  Yankees, 
and  having  a  two-page  supplement,  illustrated  with  very 
excellent  likenesses  of  Gov.  Bigelow,  Lt.-Gov.  Bulkeley, 
Comptroller  Batcheller,  and  Secretary  of  State  Searls.  It 
also  contained  personal  sketches  of  these  honorable  gentle- 
men, as  well  as  the  Governor's  Staff,  and  all  the  guests 
accompanying  the  troops,  as  well  written  and  as  flattering  as 
though  they  had  been  obituary  notices.  In  addition,  there 
were  personal  sketches  of  the  field,  staff;  and  line  officers  of 
the  regiment  and  Governor's  Guard,  history  of  the  regiment, 
description  of  the  cities  of  New  Haven  and  Hartford,  and  a 
complete  roster  of  the  troops. ' 

It  is  unnecessary  to  copy  all  this  mass  of  interesting 
items  ;  but  it  was  a  smart  stroke  of  business  for  the  wide- 
awake journal,  which  the  writer  hopes  was  appreciated  by 
the  citizens,  as  it  was  by  the  visitors. 

The  likenesses  and  their  arrangement  looked  somewhat 
like  what  we  had  seen  in  the  Hartford  "Post"  ;  and  the  fact 
of  the  editor-in-chief  being  in  our  party  led  certain  persons 
to 


126  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

There  was  also  a  vague  rumor  among  the  guests,  that  said 
editor  laid  wagers  with  sundry  State  officials,  innocent  and 
guileless  officials,  that  their  pictures  would  appear  in  said 
"  News  and  Courier  "  ;  but  of  course 

The  newsboys  reaped  a  rich  harvest,  and  the  mails  were 
heavily  laden  with  packages  of  newspapers  en  route  for 
Connecticut,  which  at  the  present  time  adorn  many  scrap- 
books,  to  remind  us  of  the  famous  Charleston  visit. 

Before  beginning  the  story  of  that  memorable  Monday,  it 
will  be  well  to  again  quote  from  Monday's  issue  of  the 
"News  and  Courier,"  as  to  the  events  of  Sunday,  first  from 
the  supplement : 

This  is  a  great  day  in  the  annals  of  Charleston,  and  will  be  a 
red-letter  day,  we  trust,  in  the  records  of  Connecticut.  The  First 
Regiment  of  the  Connecticut  National  Guard  and  the  Second 
Company  Governor's  Guard,  of  Connecticut,  arrived  in  Charles- 
ton yesterday,  with  Gov.  Bigelow  and  other  friends  of  the  com- 
mand. They  are  the  honored  guests  of  the  city  and  the  Fourth 
Brigade,  S.  C.  V.  T.  Gov.  Hagood  is  here  with  Lt.-Gov.  Ken- 
nedy and  other  eminent  Carolinians,  to  do  honor  to  the  Governor 
of  Connecticut  and  State  officers.  The  ceremonies  of  the  recep- 
tion yesterday  are  fully  described  elsewhere,  and  the  programme 
for  to-day  will  be  found  in  the  proper  place.  Our  immediate  pur- 
pose is  to  introduce  our  friends  and  fellow-countrymen  to  the 
whole  Charleston  public,  by  telling  briefly  who  and  what  they  are. 


CHARLESTONS    WELCOME.  \2J 

Then  follows  the  list  of   guests,  roster  of   the  regiment, 
and  sketches  spoken  of  above. 
From  the  regular  issue  : 

"YANKEE  DOODLE  CAME  TO  TOWN." 

1/81—1881. 

A  WELCOME  INVASION. 
CONNECTICUT'S  CRACK   REGIMENT  CAPTURES  CHARLESTON. 

A  MEMORABLE  SUNDAY — How  THE  STEAMSHIP  "  CHARLESTON  " 
CAME  UP  THE  BAY — LANDING  AMID  SALVOS  OF  ARTILLERY — 
How  "  THE  BOYS  "  FARED  AT  SEA — COMPANY  HOSPITALITIES — 
GOING  TO  CHURCH — VISITING  SUMTER,  MAGNOLIA  AND  THE 
PHOSPHATE  WORKS — GRAND  CONCERT  ON  THE  BATTERY — 
RECEPTIONS  AT  PRIVATE  RESIDENCES  AT  NIGHT — THE  PARADE 
AND  REVIEW  TO-DAY. 

It  is  a  long  time  since  the  City  by  the  Sea  has  been  so  pleasantly 
and  yet  so  strangely  stirred  as  when,  early  yesterday  morning,  the 
good  ship  "  Charleston  "  appeared  in  the  offing  and  steamed  past 
the  forts,  while  the  booming  of  cannon  from  East  Battery 
announced  that  the  six  hundred  Boys  in  Blue  who  had  so  worthily 
represented  Connecticut  at  Yorktown,  accompanied  by  the  Gover- 
nor and  many  of  the  most  distinguished  citizens  of  the  Nutmeg 
State,  were  indeed  within  our  harbor.  The  arrangements  that 
had  been  made  to  welcome  our  guests,  even  before  their  feet  had 
pressed  the  soil  of  Carolina,  were  promptly  carried  into  effect. 
The  steamer  "  Republic,"  which  had  been  chartered  for  the  pur- 
pose, and  which  had  kept  steam  up  all  night,  hauled  up  to  Accom- 
modation wharf,  and  was  boarded  by  Gen.  C.  I.  Walker,  the  citi- 
zens' committee,  and  the  captains  of  several  of  the  military  com- 
panies which  were  to  entertain  the  Connecticut  troops.  The 
"  Republic  "  then  steamed  rapidly  down  the  harbor,  and  met  the 
"  Charleston"  just  within  the  bar.  Meantime,  the  Mayor  and 
Aldermen  of  the  city,  with  a  large  number  of  prominent  citizens, 
assembled  on  the  pier  watching  the  approach  of  the  "  Charleston." 
It  was  a  lovely  morning,  and  the  sun  shone  brightly,  lighting  up 
the  eastern  water-front  of  the  city,  while  the  bright  uniforms  of 
our  soldier-guests  could  be  descried  crowding  the  wheel-houses  of 
the  steamship,  whence  they  were  gazing  with  curious  interest  upon 
the  scene.  It  was  half-past  8  o'clock  when  the  "  Charleston " 


128  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

glided  into  her  dock,  and  our  New  England  friends,  heartily  glad 
to  touch  terra  firma  once  more,  lost  no  time  in  placing  themselves 
in  the  hands  of  their  fellow-soldiers  and  fellow-countrymen  of 
South  Carolina.  Bright  and  early  yesterday  (Sunday)  morning 
everybody  was  stirring  on  the  ship.  A  pilot  was  taken  on  board 
at  6  o'clock,  and  the  vessel  was  shortly  afterwards  headed  for  the 
bar.  Divine  service  was  held  by  the  chaplain  of  the  regiment  on 
the  main  deck,  several  hymns  being  played  by  the  band  and  sung 
with  fine  effect  by  the  troops.  Shortly  after  passing  the  bar  the 
steam  tug  "  Republic  "  was  sighted,  and  a  cheer  from  her  decks 
announced  the  presence  of  Gen.  Walker  and  Staff,  with  the  gen- 
eral managing  committee.  The  steamship  was  stopped,  and  the 
committee  came  aboard,  and  were  soon  welcoming  their  guests. 
Copies  of  the  "Sunday  News,"  containing  the  programme  for  the 
reception  of  the  visitors,  were  distributed,  and  were  eagerly 
'scanned. 

The  trip  up  the  harbor  afforded  a  fine  opportunity  for  the  Con- 
necticut soldiers  to  see  the  city  and  the  points  of  interest  in  the 
bay.  The  city  never  looked  brighter,  the  spires  and  the  buildings 
on  the  eastern  water-front  shining  out  brightly  in  the  early  morn- 
ing sun. 

On  reaching  the  wharf,  after  a  tiresome  delay  in  docking  the 
vessel,  Mayor  Courtenay  "and  the  Aldermen  of  the  city  came 
aboard,  and  were  presented  to  Gov.  Bigelow  and  his  distinguished 
companions,  while  the  German  Artillery  and  the  Washington 
Artillery  fired  a  salute  from  Southern  wharf.  The  party  then 
proceeded  ashore,  and  the  Governor  and  the  other  State  officers 
of  Connecticut,  with  the  field,  staff  and  line  of  the  regiment,  and 
the  members  of  the  Hartford  and  New  Haven  press,  were  placed 
in  carriages  and  driven  to  the  Charleston  Hotel. 

In  accordance  with  the  express  wish  of  our  guests  no  military 
reception  was  given  at  the  wharf,  but  the  officers  of  all  the  city 
companies,  with  many  of  the  privates,  were  present  in  citizens' 
dress.  The  troops  were  given  leave  of  absence  to  go  ashore,  and 
were  soon  walking  over  the  streets  arm-in-arm  with  members  of 
the  companies  severally  assigned  to  entertain  them. 

ENTERTAINING   THE   GUESTS. 

After  the  landing  of  the  troops,  Company  H  was  captured  by 
the  Palmetto  Guard  and  conducted  to  their  armory  in  Hasel 


HOSPITALITIES.  I2Q 

street,  which  had  been  most  beautifully  adorned  for  their  recep- 
tion. On  arriving  at  the  armory  a  speech  of  welcome  was  made 
by  Capt.  Wiley,  of  the  Palmetto  Guard,  bidding  the  strangers 
welcome  to  the  hospitalities  of  the  city  and  the  kind  services  of 
his  command.  Capt.  George  A.  Cornell  of  Company  H,  the 
Hartford  Light  Guard,  not  being  able  to  be  present  on  account 
of  his  duties  as  officer  of  the  day,  an  appropriate  response  was 
made  to  Capt.  Wiley's  welcome  by  First  Lieut.  Simon,  whose 
patriotic  utterances  accorded  well  with  the  fraternal  sentiments  of 
the  day. 

The  formalities  dispensed  with,  the  visitors  divided  up  into 
squads  and  made  a  general  tour  of  the  city,  visiting  the  different 
armories  and  the  principal  points  of  interest.  Quite  a  number  of 
the  visitors  went  driving  in  the  evening,  and  a  number  attended 
church.  All  the  members  of  the  Palmetto  Guard  were  on  duty, 
and  every  man  did  what  he  could  to  make  the  day  pass  off  pleas- 
antly. Capt.  Cornell  and  Lieuts.  Simon  and  Crane,  of  Company 
H,  and  Lieuts.  Mood,  Sanders,  and  Williams,  of  the  Palmetto 
Guard,  dined  with  Capt.  Wiley  at  his  residence  in.  Wentworth 
street.  The  Washington  Light  Infantry,  under  the  command  of 
Lieut.  Hanahan,  marched  down  to  Adger's  wharf  soon  after  the 
"  Charleston  "  had  been  made  fast  to  the  pier,  -and  took  charge  of 
their  especial  guests,  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  and  escorted 
them  to  the  armory  of  the  W.  L.  I.  Their  names  were  registered 
on  the  visitors'  list,  and,  the  inner  man  being  refreshed,  the  guests 
were  told  to  make  themselves  at  home,  Lieut.  Hanahan  welcom- 
ing them  in  behalf  of  their  hosts,  and  Capt.  Morse  of  the  Foot 
Guard  responding.  During  the  rest  of  the  day  the  Light  Infantry 
devoted  themselves  entirely  to  the  entertainment  of  their  guests, 
showing  them  the  various  places  of  interest  in  the  city.  The 
members  were  entertained  at  dinner  at  the  houses  of  the  members 
of  the  Light  Infantry.  The  end  is  not  yet.  The  Carolina  Rifle 
Battalion,  who  had  been  assigned  the  honor  of  entertaining  Com- 
pany K,  of  the  First  Regiment,  took  their  guests  in  charge  as 
soon  as  possible  and  escorted  them  to  their  armory  at  the  corner 
of  Broad  and  East  Bay  streets.  There  Capt.  Lesesne,  who  com- 
manded the  battalion,  tendered  the  Connecticut  soldiers  a  cordial 
welcome,  to  which  an  appropriate  response  was  made  by  Capt. 
Smith,  of  Company  K,  and  the  soldiers  were  then  invited  to 
refresh  themselves.  This  duty  having  been  attended  to,  the 

17 


I3O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

Rifle  Battalion  organized  itself  into  guide  squads,  and  leaving  a 
committee  at  the  armory  proceeded  to  show  their  guests  over  the 
city.  Some  went  to  church,  others  drove  up  the  road,  and  others 
took  a  sail  around  the  harbor,  returning  occasionally  to  look  into 
the  armory.  The  guests  were  entertained  at  the  residences  of 
the  members  of  the  Battalion,  who  spared  no  effort  to  contribute 
to  their  comfort. 

The  Jewell  Guard  of  New  Britain  (Company  E  of  the  Connecti- 
cut regiment),  were  most  hospitably  entertained  at  the  armory  of 
the  Gennan  Fusiliers  throughout  the  day.  The  Fusiliers,  officers 
and  men,  were  on  duty,  and  completely  captivated  their  guests  by 
their  generous  treatment.  Refreshments  were  served  all  through 
the  day,  not  only  to  the  members  of  the  company  especially 
assigned  to  this  command,  but- to  visitors  from  all  the  other  com- 
panies of  the  regiment. 

In  the  afternoon  teams  were  furnished  by  the  Fusiliers,  and 
their  guests  were  driven  around  the  city  to  all  points  of  interest. 
Capt.  C.  B.  Erichson,  First  Lieut.  Fred.  M.  Hemingway,  and 
Second  Lieut.  J.  Lester  Osgood,  of  Company  E,  were  handsomely 
entertained  by  Capt.  Schachte,  of  the  Fusiliers,  at  his  residence. 
The  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates  of  the  command 
were  divided  around  among  the  Fusiliers,  who  are  keeping  open 
house  for  their  New  England  comrades,  who  will  return  to  their 
homes,  we  are  sure,  with  better  impressions  of  our  people  than 
they  have  ever  entertained  before. 

Company  A,  of  the  Connecticut  troops,  could  not  have  fallen 
into  more  hospitable  hands.  After  landing  they  were  marched 
up  to  the  Freundschaftsbund  Hall,  at  the  corner  of  George  and 
Meeting  streets,  attended  by  an  escort  from  the  German  Artillery 
and  the  German  Hussars,  to  whose  joint  ministrations  they  had 
been  fortunately  assigned.  An  appetizing  collation  awaited  them 
at  the  hall,  the  merits  of  which  were  thoroughly  discussed  and 
-most  heartily  praised.  Hot  coffee,  the  best  beer  of  Charleston 
manufacture,  and  fragrant  cigars  filled  out  the  bill  of  fare.  The 
hall  was  thrown  open  to  the  guests,  who  entered  into  all  the 
arrangements  of  their  hosts  with  the  proper  spirit.  After  spend- 
ing the  forenoon  in  a  very  delightful  manner,  fifty-four  members 
of  the  Connecticut  company  were  marched  down  to  the  Charles- 
ton Hotel  and  dined  in  elegant  style  by  their  hosts.  After  din- 
ner, the  private  vehicles  of  the  members  of  the  two  commands 


VISIT    TO    SUMTER.  13! 

were  driven  up  to  the  hotel,  and  the  entire  company  of  visitors 
driven  out  into  the  country  for  a  distance  of  five  or  six  miles, 
through  Magnolia  Cemetery  and  back  to  the  city,  taking  in  on 
the  return  all  the  principal  streets  and  making  the  circuit  of  the 
battery,  after  which  the  strangers  were  driven  back  to  their  quarters 
at  the  Freundschaftsbund  Hall,  where  they  spent  the  remainder 
of  the  day  in  pleasant  recreations. 

The  section  of  Company  F,  of  the  Connecticut  troops,  which 
was  assigned  to  the  Sumter  Guard,  was  met  on  the  wh^rf  as  soon 
as  the  steamer  arrived  yesterday  morning,  and  marched  to  the 
armory  of  the  Sumter  Guard,  where  they  were  met  with  a  warm 
welcome,  the  whole  of  the  Gamecock  corps  turning  out  to  greet 
them.  The  steam  tug  "Juno  "  was  secured  by  the  Guard,  and  at  1 1 
o'clock  ran  down  the  harbor  on  a  special  excursion,  having  on 
board  Lieutenant-Governor  Bulkeley,  Mayor  Bulkeley,  Secretary 
of  State  Searls,  and  Comptroller-General  Batcheller,  of  the  execu- 
tive department  of  Connecticut ;  Dr.  Avery,  surgeon  of  the  First 
Regiment,  the  Hon.  Joseph  L.  Barbour,  Major  Reed,  Mr.  Hub- 
bard  of  the  Hartford  "  Courant,"  Councilman  Fenn,  and  other  prom- 
inent persons.  The  "Juno"  steamed  down  the  harbor  to  Fort  Sum- 
ter, where  the  party  landed,  and,  after  making  a  thorough  survey 
of  the  famous  old  fortress,  re-embarked  and  sailed  out  past  the 
historic  spot  where  Battery  Wagner  once  stood,  and,  in  returning 
to  the  city,  along  the  Island  front  and  under  the  guns  of  Fort 
Moultrie,  reaching  the  city  after  a  very  pleasant  voyage  at  half- 
past  i  o'clock. 

The  Military  Hall  was  not  open  to  the  public  yesterday, 
although  a  few  of  the  Connecticut  troops  stepped  in  to  inspect 
the  building  and  compliment  its  appointments.  The  Irish  Vol- 
unteers, the  Montgomery  Guard,  the  Charleston  Riflemen,  and 
the  Irish  Rifles,  to  whom  were  assigned  the  duty  of  entertaining 
Companies  B  and  D  of  the  Connecticut  regiment,  received  their 
guests  at  the  steamer  yesterday  morning  and  escorted  them  to 
the  Hibernian  Hall,  which  had  been  decorated  and  arranged  for 
their  reception.  During  the  day  the  members  of  these  companies 
were  shown  the  city  and  were  entertained  in  a  hundred  different 
ways.  The  hall  was  open  all  day  and  a  good  time  was  had  gen- 
erally. Over  the  front  entrance  to  the  hall  two  flags  are  crossed, 
and  beneath  is  a  shield  bearing  the  words  :  Connecticut — Qui  • 
transtulit  sustinet. 


132  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

The  Charleston  Light  Dragoons  were  assigned  the  honor  of 
entertaining  a  portion  of  Company  F,  and  did  so  in  generous 
style.  The  armory  of  the  company,  which  is  beautifully  decorated, 
was  open  all  day,  and  the  guests  were  entertained  with  refresh- 
ments and  exhilarants.  Several  of  the  members  took  their  guests 
to  their  homes  to  dine  with  them,  and  showed  them  the  city  in 
carriages  and  on  foot.  The  Connecticut  boys  were  met  at  the 
boat  in  the  morning  by  a  delegation  of  the  Dragoons  under  com- 
mand of  Gapt.  Jervey. 

The  Montgomery  Guards  handsomely  entertained  Company  B 
of  the  Connecticut  regiment  yesterday  at  their  armory.  They 
drove  them  up  the  road,  around  the  city,  and  to  the  phosphate 
works,  and  Capt.  Redding  entertained  the  officers  of  Company  B 
at  his  residence,  Col.  James  Armstrong  and  the  officers  of  the 
Montgomery  Guard  being  present. 

A  large  proportion  of  the  Connecticut  troops  slept  on  board  of 
the  steamship  "Charleston"  last  night,  Company  H,  Hartford 
Light  Guard,  being  on  guard.  Others  took  quarters  at  the  Charles- 
ton Hotel. 

The  Connecticut  men  have  brought  with  them  many  handsome 
badges  and  cards,  which  they  have  freely  bestowed  upon  their 
newly-made  friends.  A  great  many  of  the  men  have  brought  on 
nutmegs  with  red  ribbons  passing  through  the  centre.  They  are 
good  imitations,  and  have  even  the  smell  of  the  real  nut. 

RECEPTIONS    AT    RESIDENCES. 

The  residence  of  Dr.  Andrew  Simonds  on  South  Battery,  with 
its  fine  picture-gallery,  was  thrown  open  to  the  visitors  irrespective 
of  military  or  civic  rank.  The  nutmeg  badge  or  the  Connecticut 
uniform  was  an  open  sesame,  and  many  of  the  visitors  were  en- 
tertained during  the  day  and  evening. 

The  residence  of  Mr.  Wm.  M.  Bird  on  Meeting  street  was  also 

'thrown  open  to  the  visitors,  and  during  the  day  there  were  many 

callers.     Mr.  Bird  has  an  extensive  acquaintance  in  the  Nutmeg 

State,  and  had  the  pleasure  yesterday  of  renewing  many  pleasant 

friendships. 

Mayor  Courtenay,  Mr.  C.  O.  Witte,  and  Mr.  Geo.  W.  Williams 
also  kept  open  house  during  the  evening  for  the  New  England 
'  visitors. 

Many  other  private  residences  were  opened  and  many  enter- 


SACRED    CONCERT.  133 

tainments  took  place  in  various  portions  of  the  city,  all,  however, 
of  a  quiet  nature. 

At  8  o'clock  last  evening  Governor  Bigelow  and  Governor  Ha- 
good  and  their  respective  staffs,  together  with  the  distinguished 
visitors  from  Connecticut,  visited  several  private  residences  where 
receptions  were  held,  and  were  warmly  received. 

No  calls  were  made  upon  ex-Governor  Magrath  last  evening, 
owing  to  the  fact  that  it  became  known  that  he  had  received 
tidings  of  the  very  serious  sickness  of  his  daughter. 

THE  CONCERT  ON  THE  BATTERY. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  there  was  no  further  notice  than 
the  announcement  on  the  bulletin  board  of  "The  News  and 
Courier"  that  the  First  Connecticut  Regiment  Band  would  give  a 
concert  on  the  Battery  in  the  afternoon  at  half-past  4  o'clock, 
White  Point  Garden  was  thronged  with  a  gay  crowd  of  persons  of 
all  classes,  sexes,  colors,  and  conditions.  The  programme  was  as 
follows : 

1.  Cradle  Song Millard. 

2.  Attila Verdi. 

3.  Attila's  Oath Verdi. 

4.  Mascott Andran. 

5.  The  Sweet  By-and  By . 

6.  Moses  in  Egypt Bellini. 

7.  Jubilee  Overture Bache. 

8.  Xeibelungen Wagner. 

9.  American  National  Hymn Spary. 

10.  Centennial  March . 

The  band  numbers  about  thirty  musicians,  under  the  leadership 
of  Prof.  W.  C.  Spary  of  Hartford,  and  the  selections  were  admira- 
bly rendered,  many  of  them  evoking  hearty  rounds  of  applause 
from  the  crowd.  The  hope  is  universally  entertained  that  the 
concert  will  be  repeated  this  afternoon,  when  those  who  from 
various  causes  were  prevented  from  attending  yesterday  afternoon 
may  have  the  opportunity  of  enjoying  one  of  the  finest  open-air 
concerts  that  has  ever  been  heard  in  Charleston. 

THE    PALMETTO   AND   THE   NUTMEG. 

There  was  a  run  on  nutmegs  and  palmetto  leaves  yesterday, 
and  the  emblems  of  the  two  States  before  nightfall  had  become, 


134  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G 

like  the  babies  in  Pinafore,  wonderfully  mixed.  The  Connecticut 
soldiers  wear  on  the  breast  a  nutmeg  attached  to  a  little  red  rib- 
bon. Immediately  upon  their  arrival  the  Charleston  soldiers 
adopted  the  nutmeg  badge.  In  turn  they  procured  palmetto 
leaves,  wove  them  into  crosses,  rosettes,  and  garlands,  and  these 
in  turn  were  adopted  by  the  Connecticut  soldiers.  The  palmetto 
and  the  nutmeg  hung  side  by  side  from  the  breasts  of  over  a 
thousand  volunteer  soldiers  yesterday. 

GOVERNOR    BIGELOW    AT    CHURCH. 

Governor  Bigelow  and  several  of  the  State  officials  of  Connecti- 
cut attended  service  at  St.  Michael's  church  yesterday  morning, 
in  company  with  members  of  the  citizens'  committee.  After  serv- 
ice the  party  examined  the  church,  went  up  into  the  spire  and 
obtained  a  fine  bird's-eye  view  of  the  city,  and  then  took  a  walk 
through  the  church  cemetery.  The  party  then  retired  to  the 
Charleston  Hotel. 

AT   THE    HOSPITAL. 

Invitations  had  been  sent  out  by  the  faculty  of  the  Medical 
college,  and  the  commissioners  of  the  City  Hospital,  to  the  sur- 
geons attached  to  the  visiting  military  to  a  reception  at  the  hospi- 
tal last  evening.  Preparations  had  been  made  for  a  reunion  in 
the  library  room.  At  the  appointed  hour  most  of  the  faculty,  the 
commissioners  and  a  number>of  the  leading  members  of  the  med- 
ical profession,  assembled,  but  owing  to  the  numerous  engage- 
ments that  had  already  been  made  the  guests  found  it  impossible 
to  attend.  The  honors  of  the  evening  were  done,  however,  to 
the  absent  guests,  and  many  regrets  were  expressed  at  their  un- 
avoidable absence. 

GOVERNOR  HAGOOD'S  ESCORT. 

On  their  arrival  Saturday  night  the  Washington  Light  Infantry 
formed  into  a  hollow  square  and  escorted  Governor  Hagood  and 
his  staff  to  the  Charleston  Hotel,  the  firing  detachments  of  the 
Lafayette  and  of  the  Marion  Artillery  also  falling  into  line.  On 
arriving  at  the  hotel,  Lieut.-Col.  Joseph  W.  Barnwell  of  the  Gov- 
ernor's staff  made  a  brief  and  eloquent  address  to  the  soldiers, 
thanking  them  for  their  faithful  discharge  of  duty  and  their 
soldierly  bearing  on  every  field.  The  soldiers  then  marched  to 


INCIDENTS.  135 

their  armor}-  and  disbanded  after  enjoying  the  collation  which  the 
thoughtfulness  of  their  comrades  at  home  had  provided  for  them, 

OTHER    INCIDENTS. 

At  i  o'clock,  after  the  return  of  Governor  Bigelow  from  church, 
Governor  Hagood,*  accompanied  by  Col.  Joseph  M;  Barnwell,  one 
of  his  aides,  Adjutant-General  Manigault,  and  Representative 
Johnson,  called  upon  Governor  Bigelow  and  were  introduced  to 
him  and  his  staff.  After  a  few  moments'  conversation  Governor 
Hagood  retired  to  his  reception-room,  and  Governor  Bigelow  con- 
tinued to  receive  guests  for  an  hour. 

M^yor  Bulkeley  of  Hartford,  Mr.  Archibald  Forbes  of  the  Lon- 
don "  News,"  Col.  L.  L.  Morgan  of  New  Haven,  and  Capt.  Morse 
of  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  dined  with  Mayor  Courtenay  at 
his  residence  yesterday. 

Governor  Bigelow,  and  a  large  number  of  the  Governor's  staff, 
and  the  State  officers  of  Connecticut,  dined  at  the  Charleston 
Hotel  as  the  guests  of  the  citizens  of  Charleston. 

ODDS    AND    ENDS. 

In  addition  to  the  bunting  in  King  street,  described  in  the 
"Sunday  News,"  flags  were  run  up  at  a  number  of  other 
places  yesterday  morning.  At  Feldmann's  store  the  German  flag 
was  flying,  E.  L.  Granger  displayed  the  French  flag,  from  John 
Hofling's  cigar  store  the  German  colors  were  stretched  across  the 
street,  and  Major  Dennis  O'Neill  threw  out  the  Irish,  French,  and 
American  colors.  At  the  stores  of  F.  E.  Windheim,  Major  Alex. 
Melchers,  and  William  Leonhafdt,  the  German  colors  were  flying. 
The  armory  of  the  Montgomery  Guard  was  surmounted  by  the 
company  colors,  and  across  the  street  was  suspended  a  large  white 
banner  bearing  the  inscription  "  1852-1881.  Montgomery  Guards. 
Erin  go  Bragh  Headquarters."  Suspended  from  the  same  line 
w-as  the  State  flag  of  Connecticut.  From  the  armory  of  the  Sum- 
ter  Guard  on  Citadel  green  floated  the  company  colors.  The 
French  colors  wrere  flying  at  the  armory  of  the  Lafayette  Artillery, 
and  at  the  gun-shed  of  the  Washington  Artillery  the  old  battle-flag 
of  the  battery  spread  its  tattered  folds  to  the  breeze.  Coming 
down  King  street  again  at  Schuckman's  store  the  Palmetto  flag 
was  flying,  the  Victoria  Hotel  displayed  the  Stars  and  Stripes, 


136  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

John  Rugheimer  floated  a  very  large  United  States  flag,  and  at 
the  store  of  Capt.  J.  Hesse,  of  the  German  Hussars,  was  dis- 
played the  State,  Federal,  and  German  colors. 

Among  the  provoking  incidents  was  the  miscarriage  of  some 
baggage,  consisting  of  some  six  or  eight  trunks,  belonging  to  ex- 
Governor  Jewell,  Major  Reed  of  Bridgeport,  Hon.  Mr.  Harrison 
of  New  Haven,  and  Mr.  Jewell,  brother  of  the  Governor.  By 
some  oversight  the  trunks  were  sent  on  to  Savannah  instead  of 
being  taken  off  at  the  station  here.  This  accounts  in  a  great 
measure  for  the  non-appearance  of  several  swallow-tails  at  the 
receptions  last  night. 

After  the  review  to-day,  Company  D,  of  the  First  Connecticut 
Regiment,  together  with  the  splendid  regimental  band,  will  be 
entertained  at  Hibernian  Hall  by  the  Irish  Volunteers.  If  there 
is  sufficient  time  the  volunteers  will  carry  their  guests  over  to 
Sullivan's  Island  to  visit  Fort  Moultrie.  At  the  island  they  will 
be  entertained  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  F.  J.  McGarey. 

The  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion  flung  their  colors  to  the  breeze 
early  yesterday  morning.  A  string  of  brilliant  colored  bunting 
was  stretched  across  Broad  street,  and  each  window  of  the  armory 
displayed  a  flag. 

The  solitary  Connecticut  soldier  who  attended  the  little  church 
on  the  corner  yesterday  morning  displayed  commendable  coolness 
under  a  brisk  fire  from  a  Confederate  battery  of  bright  eyes. 

The  building  of  "The  News  and  Courier"  was  tastefully 
dressed  with  the  colors  of  America,  France,  and  Germany,  while 
the  State  colors  floated  from  the  flagstaff  on  the  roof  of  the 
building. 

Governor  Hagood  has  requested  Lieut.  Hanahan,  of  the 
Washington  Light  Infantry,  to  serve  as  one  of  his  aides  and  to 
ride  with  his  staff  to-day. 

The  signal  corps  station  joined  in  the  holiday  and  displayed  its 
^colors  from  the  bureau  windows  at  the  corner  of  Broad  and  East 
Bay  streets. 

There  was  not  a  single  vehicle,  public  or  private,  which  was 
not  employed  yesterday  carrying  the  visitors  around  the  city  and 
suburbs. 


MONDAY,  OCTOBER  24,  1882. 

"Dixie." 

There  had  been  indications  of  a  storm  during  Sunday,  and 
it  really  looked  dubious  for  the  grand  demonstration  on 
Monday,  but  the  rain  came  in  frequent  and  heavy  showers 
during  the  night,  and  to  the  relief  of  everybody  the  morning 
dawned  pleasant  and  warm,  the  weather  appearing  much  like 
that  of  early  September  at  the  North. 

Breakfast  over,  preparations  were  made  for  the  grand 
parade,  which  the  people  of  Charleston  had  been  eagerly 
expecting.  A  large  proportion  of  the  members  of  the  regi- 
ment had  slept  on  the  steamer  Sunday  night,  Co.  H  (Light 
Guard)  having  been  on  guard  during  the  day. 

Crowds  began  to  gather  early  on  the  streets,  thousands 
coming  from  surrounding  towns  to  see  the  Yankee  invaders, 
and  witness  the  fine  military  turnout  of  their  own  Southern 
soldiers.  The  streets,  and  buildings  on  them,  looked  gay 
with  the  numerous  decorations,  "  Welcome,  Connecticut ! " 
being  frequent.  The  flags  of  South  Carolina  and  Connecti- 
cut, the  Palmetto  and  the  Vine,  were  intertwined  lovingly ; 
most  places  of  business  and  the  banks  were  closed  in  honor 
of  the  occasion ;  drums  were  heard  from  every  quarter ;  the 
blue  and  the  gray  went  hurrying  by  on  foot;  dragoons  and 
hussars  in  well-worn  gray,  officers  of  every  rank,  and  elegant 
private  carriages,  were  dashing  at  great  speed  over  the  pave- 
ments; all  was  bustle  and  hurry.  The  windows  along  the 
line  of  march,  the  roofs  of  porches,  and  of  many  buildings, 
were  filled  with  ladies  and  children — waiting.  At  about 
10.30  the  Connecticut  troops  marched  into  the  position 
assigned  them  on  the  East  Battery,  where,  soon  after,  the 
4th  Brigade  South  Carolina  Volunteers  appeared  and  took 
position.  This  brigade  consisted  of  several  skeleton  regi- 
18 


138       »  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

ments  (it  reminded  the  writer  of  our  Connecticut  brigade 
the  first  two  or  three  years  of  the  war,  when  at  one  time  the 
Hartford  City  Guard  was  the  entire  First  Regiment)  known 
as  German  Artillery,  First  Regiment  Rifles,  Carolina  Rifle 
Battalion,  First  Regiment  Artillery,  and  Squadron  of  Cav- 
alry, altogether  probably  fifteen  to  twenty  companies,  and 
several  bands  of  music  ;  the  companies,  however,  averaging 
not  more  than  thirty  members  each,  some  not  over  twenty 
to  twenty-five  ;  marching  in  old  style,  single  rank,  five  or 
six  in  a  platoon,  each  (platoon,  not  man)  commanded  by  an 
officer.  For  instance,  a  company  of  twenty  men  would  have 
a  Captain  and  three  Lieutenants. 

The  men  generally  looked  much  older  than  our  troops  ;  in 
fact,  many  were  veterans  of  the  war,  wearing  the  well-known 
gray,  and  although  the  Northern  troops  were  better  equipped, 
yet  the  Southern  soldiers  showed  a  steadiness  and  a  solidity 
that  excited  the  admiration  of  us  all. 

There  are  several  companies  of  German  soldiers,  all  appar- 
ently prospering,  for  there  is  a  large  German  population  in 
Charleston. 

The  march  was  begun  about  1 1  o'clock,  through  Meeting, 
Broad,  King,  Market,  again  into  Meeting  street,  past  the 
Charleston  Hotel,  passing  in  review  before  Governors  Ha- 
good  and  Bigelow,  with  their  respective  staffs,  Major-Gen. 
Rutledge  and  staff,  and  many  distinguished  gentlemen, 
including  all  the  guests  of  the  First  Regiment,  excepting  the 
Historian,  who,  instead  of  placing  himself  where  he  might 
win  admiration  from  the  populace,  had  volunteered  to  bring 
up  the  rear  of  the  regiment,  and,  his  services  having  been 
accepted,  had  faithfully  performed  that  arduous  duty  through- 
out the  entire  march,  winning  praise  from  no  less  a  person- 
age than  Archibald  Forbes,  the  well-known  English  war-cor- 
respondent, who  happened  to  be  in  Charleston.  I  quote  from 
a  letter  to  "  My  dear  Dawson,"  printed  in  the  "  News  and 
Courier:"  ".  .  .  The  world-famed  Historian  of  the  First 
Connecticut,  who  so  thrilled  Charleston  by  the  effective 
manner  in  which  he  saluted  Gen.  Walker  with  a  palmetto 


THE    PARADE.  139 

cane  when  the  Northern  men  marched  past  that  gallant  offi- 
cer on  the  parade-ground  of  the  citadel."  Another  quotation 
from  the  same  paper,  which  may  possibly  appear  again 
further  on,  but  in  that  case  can  do  no  harm  :  "  The  scene 
in  the  bend  of  King  street  when  the  troops  passed  in  parade 
beggared  all  description,  and  the  enthusiasm  of  the  populace 
was  uncontrollable ;  every  window  and  door  was  filled  with 
fair  faces,  who  waved  such  a  welcome  as  no  people  have 
ever  before  received  in  the  'city  by  the  sea.'"  Well,  that 
hits  pretty  near  the  facts  of  the  case;  it  was  a  never-to-be- 
forgotten  scene.  At  one  establishment  hundreds  of  palmetto 
fans  were  showered  down  upon  the  soldiers,  who  (although 
it  was  very  warm)  could  not  make  use  of  them  on  the  march, 
it  not  being  a  fan-cy  parade,  but  the  very  thoughtful  act  was 
appreciated  by  the  boys. 

Hundreds  of  bouquets  were  thrown  among  the  Connecticut 
troops,  many  of  which  were  picked  up  and  carefully  treas- 
ured. One  beautiful  bunch  of  flowers  fell  in  the  ranks  of 
Company  K,  and  having  been  picked  up  by  an  officer  a  note 
was  found  attached  which  read  as  follows:  "In  1861  we 
gave  you  bullets;  in  1881  we  give  you  roses."  Could  any 
sentiment  be  more  beautiful  than  this  ? 

And  so  we  marched  proudly  through  the  streets  of  Charles- 
ton, the  crowds  welcoming  and  cheering  us  on  our  march, 
and,  as  we  approached  Citadel  green,  packing  the  sidewalks 
and  streets  in  a  denser  mass,  all  curious  to  see  the  "Yanks." 
Among  them  were  thousands  of  negroes,  who  showed  but 
little  enthusiasm,  for  it  seems  that  they  were  not  pleased 
with  this  fraternizing  of  the  Northern  troops  with  the  old 
Confederate  element,  and  so  gave  us  the  cold  shoulder. 

I  must  pass  hurriedly  over  the  review  and  dress-parade, 
which  has  been  so  highly  praised  by  every  looker-on,  for  you 
will  read  in  the  newspaper  extracts  the  high  compliment 
paid  by  Mr.  Forbes  and  others  ;  suffice  it  to  say  it  was  splen- 
did, glorious,  utterly  mag.,  etc.  I  know  the  review  was  fine, 
for  I  took  part  in  it,  as  before  stated ;  the  dress-parade  I 
witnessed  from  the  midst  of  the  Charleston  soldiers,  heard 


I4O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  O. 

their  comments,  as  addressed  to  one  another,  and  am  fully 
convinced  that  it  was  a  great  treat  to  them,  and  they  admit- 
ted that  the  like  had  never  been  seen  in  Charleston,  even 
when  the  regular  troops  were  stationed  there. 

The  scene  on  and  about  the  green  will  not  soon,  if  ever, 
fade  from  the  memory  of  the  Connecticut  soldiers  and  visit-' 
ors — the  perfect  day,  the  brilliant  and  varied  uniforms  of  the 
mounted  officers,  the  long  lines  of  soldiers  with  glittering 
bayonets,  the  dense  mass  of  people  in  holiday  attire  filling 
the  streets,  the  windows,  the  house-tops,  and  other  available 
places,  on  three  sides  of  the  green,  the  handsome  equipages, 
horses,  and  last,  but  by  no  means  the  least,  the  brilliant 
array  of  ladies  filling  every  available  spot  in  the  windows 
and  doorways  of  the  Citadel  (the  ladies,  I  mean,  the  others 
were  in  front  of  the  building  and  approaches) — all  these  com- 
bined to  make  a  memorable  scene. 

Just  previous  to  putting  this  history  into  print  I  noticed 
this  item  in  a  New  York  paper:  "The  War  Department 
has  restored  the  Citadel  at  Charleston  to  the  Citadel  Acad- 
emy authorities,  and  this  military  school,  which  existed  from 
1843  to  1865,  when  the  Confederates  evacuated  Charleston, 
will  now  be  re-opened.  In  the  period  mentioned,  about 
i, 800  South  Carolinians  were  educated  in  whole  or  in  part 
within  the  walls  of  the  Academy.  The  course  of  study  was 
as  nearly  as  practicable  the  same  as  at  West  Point." 

The  review  and  dress-parade  being  over,  the  Governors 
and  other  distinguished  persons  were  taken  in  carriages  to 
their  quarters  at  the  hotel  for  a  brief  rest,  before  the  severe 
and  arduous  duties  of  the  afternoon  were  undertaken,  reach- 
ing there  at  about  1.30.  About  2  o'clock  an  elegant  banquet 
was  served  in  the  ladies'  ordinary  at  the  hotel,  but  it  was  by 
no  means  an  ordinary  affair.  After  the  hand  and  mouth 
exercises  had  been  gone  through  with  in  an  admirable  man- 
ner, displaying  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  knife,  fork,  and 
elbow  drill,  Gov.  Hagood  arose  and  said  a  few  pleasant 
words,  extending  a  hearty  welcome  to  all  the  Connecticut 
visitors,  concluding  by  giving  as  a  toast  "The  State  of  Con- 


GOV.    HAGOODS    RECEPTION.  14! 

necticut,"  and  drinking -the  health  of  Gov.  Bigelow.  This 
capital  little  address  elicited  loud  cheers,  when  Gov.  Bigelow 
responded  with  a  few  pleasant  words. 

"Joe"  Barbour  of  Hartford,  being  loudly  and  persistently 
called  for,  made  a  short  but  exceedingly  eloquent  speech, 
exciting  his  hearers  to  enthusiastic  applause,  when  the  visi- 
tors, under  escort  of  many  prominent  citizens,  left  the  festive 
board,  for  other  festive  boards,  which  were  awaiting  their 
visit. 

It  will  scarcely  be  proper  to  leave  the  subject  of  the  Gov- 
ernor's reception,  without  speaking  a  good  word  for  the 
shrimp  salad,  so  generously  provided ;  this  delicacy  touched 
very  tenderly  the  hearts  and  stomachs  of  the  Yankees,  who 
did  full  justice  to  it,  some  of  them  evidently  disliking  to  tear 
themselves  away  from  it,  a  notable  instance  being  that  of  the 
Poet,  who  fairly  shed  tears  because  he  could  eat  no  more. 

Leaving  the  Governor's  party  to  brace  themselves  for  the 
impending  conflict,  we  will  follow  the  soldiers  awhile.  The 
review  over,  the  companies  of  the  First  Regiment,  as  well  as 
the  Governor's  Guard,  were  taken  by  the  several  Charleston 
companies  (as  assigned)  and  entertained  at  the  various  armo- 
ries in  princely  style.  It  was  superb,  magnificent,  immense, 
overwhelming,  such  as  the  Connecticut  troops  can  ha — 
scarcely  ever  expect  to  see  again,  and  I  doubt  if  even  in  the 
North  we  can  equal  it ;  nothing  was  done  by  halves. 

At  each  armory  there  was  speaking  and  good-fellowship. 
Old  soldiers  met,  and  discovered  that  they  had  been  in  the 
same  fights  eighteen  to  twenty  years  ago,  but  on  opposite 
sides ;  they  heartily  drank  each  others'  health,  and  shook 
hands  over  the  bloody  chasm ;  they  cheered  the  two  flags, 
they  sang  together  "Dixie"  and  "Rally  round  the  Flag," 
"Bonnie  Blue  Flag,"  and  "Marching  through  Georgia,"  and 
they  ate  shrimp  salad  by  the  cart-load.  Palmetto  canes  and 
badges,  with  palmetto  trimmings,  were  presented  freely,  and 
where  so  many  canes  came  from  was  a  mystery,  until  the 
discovery  was  made  that  they  came  from  where  people  raise 
cane. 


142  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

At  the  armory  of  the  Palmetto  Guard,  who  entertained 
Company  H,  were  many  interesting  relics ;  one  of  the  number 
being  the  battle-flag  borne  through  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  by 
the  Second  South  Carolina  Regiment,  another,  a  sword  worn 
and  used  at  the  siege  of  Fort  Moultrie,  more  than  100  years 
ago ;  but  we  were  grieved  to  hear  that  the  man  who  wore  it 
is  dead. 

Companies  B  and  D  were  entertained  royally,  with  true 
Irish  hospitality,  by  the  three  companies  of  Irish  Volunteers, 
and  had  the  honor  of  a  visit  from  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Lynch. 

The  celebrated  Washington  Light  Infantry  entertained 
the  Foot  Guard  in  splendid  style,  and  there  were  many  pleas- 
ant speeches,  when  various  visiting  parties  called  in  at  the 
armory.  Here  were  displayed  the  old  original  flags  carried 
at  the  battles  of  Eutaw  and  Cowpens,  when  our  grandfathers 
were  fighting  for  our  liberties ;  these  flags  are  carefully  treasured 
by  the  Light  Infantry. 

The  Hartford  City  Guard,  Company  F,  were  most  sump- 
ter-ously  entertained  by  the  Sumter  Guard  and  the  Light 
Dragoons,  the  latter  a  company  with  a  history.  It  is  related 
of  this  company  that  during  the  late,  war,  in  a  bloody  and 
desperate  fight,  every  member,  save  one,  was  either  killed, 
wounded,  or  taken  prisoner.  After  the  battle,  the  one  survi- 
vor, saluting  Col.  Rutledge,  the  regimental  commander,  said, 
"  Colonel,  to  whom  shall  I  report  ? "  "  To  your  company,  sir ! " 
said  the  officer.  Drawing  himself  up  proudly,  he  replied, 
"Colonel,  I  am  the  company." 

The  "News  and  Courier,"  in  speaking  of  the  entertain- 
ment given  by  the  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion  to  Company  K, 
said,  "in  a  few  moments  nothing  remained  but  a  few  turkey 
bones,  the  wreck  of  one  or  two  sandwiches,  a  few  pickles, 
and  a  mere  odor  of  champagne,"  which  leads  me  to  conclude 
that  even  by  that  time  the  "sea-sick  squad"  had  not  got 
filled. 

I  should  like  to  chronicle  the  good  times  enjoyed  by  the 
other  companies,  but  must  once  more  avail  myself  of  the  com- 
plete report  in  the  "  News  and  Courier." 


GRAND    ROUNDS.  143 

Leaving  the  regiment  for  awhile,  I  will  follow  the  fortunes 
of  Gov.  Hagood,  Gov.  Bigelow  and  party.  Departing  from 
the  hotel,  in  carriages,  after  the  collation  previously  men- 
tioned, the  party,  numbering  thirty  or  forty,  visited  the  various 
armories,  at  most  of  which  the  Governor,  or  some  one  or 
more  of  the  party,  had  to  make  a  speech.  We  also  visited 
the  Custom-House,  where  the  Federal  officers  united  in  a 
reception ;  here  we  met  Collector  Baldwin,  Postmaster  Taft, 
U.  S.  Marshal  Blythe  and  others,  had  a  few  short,  pleasant 
speeches,  and  indulged  in  efforts  to  partake  of  a  fine  collation. 

We  started  as  before  mentioned  about  forty  strong,  but  at 
about  5  P.  M.,  upon  reaching  one  of  the  last  calling-places  on 
our  list,  the  armory  of  the  Light  Dragoons,  there  remained 
of  the  long  line  of  carriages  but  one,  which  contained,  be- 
sides our  escort,  one  Comptroller,  one  House  Chairman  of  a 
military  committee,  and  one  Historian,  the  latter  having  kept 
his  head  pretty  level,  for  the  reason  that  he  was  making 
history.  Well,  upon  arriving  at  the  armory  we  alighted,  went 
up  stairs  and  met  many  friends,  and  spent  a  short  time  in 
fraternizing,  as  Victor  Hugo  would  call  it. 

Shortly  after,  the  Historian,  wishing  to  return  to  the  hotel, 
was  unable  to  find  his  companions,  who,  feeling  exhausted, 
had  retired  ;  thereupon  he  made  his  way  down  to  the  street, 
found  the  carriage,  but  no  one  to  occupy  it  with  him.  Just  at 
that  juncture  an  officer  came  down  the  stairs,  when  the 
Historian,  remembering  a  story  he  had  heard  told  a  number 
of  times  during  the  day,  stepped  forward,  saluted  gracefully, 
and  said  "  Colonel,  to  whom  shall  I  report."  "  Report  to 
your  company,  sir ! "  was  the  answer,  whereupon  the  Histo- 
rian drew  himself  up  proudly  and  remarked,  "  Colonel,  I  am 
the  sole  survivor ;  my  company  have  gone  back  on  me,"  and 
returned  to  the  hotel. 

At  8  P.  M.  was  held  the  great  meeting  in  the  Opera- 
House,  presided  over  by  Mayor  Courtenay.  It  was  a  meeting 
long  to  be  remembered  by  all  present ;  the  soldiers  were 
there  in  large  numbers,  occupying  the  orchestra  circle  and 
parquette,  while  the  rest  of  the  space  was  occupied  by  the 


144  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

beauty,  wealth,  and  intelligence  of  Charleston  ;  the  stage  being 
occupied  by  the  governors,  foreign  consuls,  officers,  guests, 
and  prominent  people  of  Charleston — many  ex-Confederate 
officers  among  the  number. 

I  can  but  glance  at  this  grand  patriotic  meeting,  speeches 
being  made  by  prominent  gentlemen,  as  will  be  seen  in  the 
more  extended  newspaper  report ;  there  was  an  expressed 
desire  on  the  part  of  many  to  hear  ex-Gov.  Jewell,  who  was 
better  known  to  the  Southern  people,  because  of  his  National 
reputation,  than  any  other  of  the  visitors ;  he  therefore  com- 
plied with  their  wishes  and  made  a  very  excellent  speech,  which 
was  well  received. 

Editor  Sperry  read  the  sea-sick  poem  composed  by  him- 
self and  the  Historian,  while  on  the  voyage,  and  passed  it 
off  for  his  own.  Considering  the  two  who  wrote  it,  'twas  very 
good,  and  will  be  found  further  on. 

Chaplain  Cooper  opened  the  exercises  with  prayer,  and 
closed  with  the  benediction.  Altogether,  it  was  a  splendid 
meeting,  which  must  have  accomplished  much  good.  The 
Band,  who  furnished  excellent  music,  was  that  of  the  25th 
S.  C.  Volunteers,  a  war  regYment,  known  as  the  "Eutaw" — 
said  band  having  served  through  the  war.  It  was  expected 
that  our  First  Regiment  Band  would  be  present,  but,  through 
an  oversight,  notice  was  not  given  in  time  to  get  them 
together. 

It  was  late  when  most  of  us  retired,  for  we  had  many 
friends  and  many  invitations  ;  but  particulars  are  not  neces- 
sary in  these  pages.  Notwithstanding  the  great  strain  on 
the  soldiers  and  the  scenes  of  festivity  in  which  they  had 
participated,  everything  was  orderly,  the  men  well-behaved, 
and,  so  far  as  the  writer  knows,  not  an  act  of  lawlessness  or 
misbehavior  occurred  during  the  entire  stay. 

One  evening,  or  rather  during  the  "  wee  small  hours,"  a 
party  of  men  from  the  First  were  wending  their  way  to  their 
abiding-place,  very  quietly,  when  they  met  a  policeman,  who 
remarked,  "  You  are  pretty  quiet  to-night,  boys."  "  Oh,  well," 
said  one,  "  we  don't  care  to  be  howling  through  the  streets  at 


BUZZARDS.  145 

this  time  of  night."  "  It's  all  right,"  said  the  official,  "make 
as  much  noise  as  you  please  ;  we've  had  orders  not  to  arrest 
a  Connecticut  man  for  anything  short  of  murder." 

This  may  sound  strange  to  some,  but  it  is  easily  explained. 
The  boys  belonged  to  the  "  City  Guard,"  and  the  policeman 
was  one  of  the  City  guard,  and  as  a  matter  of  course  they 
were  attracted  toward  one  another — don't  you  see  ? 

By  Monday  night  the  regiment  had  deserted  the  steamer, 
it  having  been  fully  decided  not  to  use  it  more,  for  reasons 
before  mentioned,  and  the  companies'  baggage  was  removed 
to  the  various  armories,  where  many  slept  that  night,  quite 
comfortably. 

Capt.  Sluyter  was  hard  at  work,  with  his  assistants,  pre- 
paring food  for  our  subsistence  on  the  cars,  working  night 
and  day,  and  nearly  all  the  "  traps"  were  brought  on  shore. 

It  may  be  a  little  out  of  place  here  to  speak  of  the 
Buzzards,  or  Charleston  "Eagles,"  which  were  objects  of 
great  interest  to  the  visitors.  These  birds  come  into  the  city 
from  the  marshes,  early  in  the  morning,  hundreds  of  them, 
congregating  about  the  market-place,  where  they  feed  upon 
the  refuse  thrown  away,  being  in  fact  the  city  scavengers, 
and  protected  by  city  laws,  there  being  a  fine  of  five  dollars 
for  molesting  and  ten  dollars  for  killing  one.  After  feeding, 
they  perch  upon  the  roofs  of  buildings,  sun  themselves  for  an 
hour  or  two,  when  they  return  to  the  marshes. 

The  Poet  became  so  profuse,  in  his  admiration  of  these 
splendid  birds  (he  being  such  an  ardent  poultry  fancier  that 
he  can  fancy  a  foul  bird  of  any  sort),  that  a  number  of  friends 
later  in  the  year  sent  to  his  home  in  Hartford  a  beautiful 
specimen  of  a  buzzard,  or  what  purported  to  be  one,  although 
the  Historian  has  grave  doubts  in  the  matter.  It  was  the 
finest  singer  of  that  species  ever  seen  North. 

The  following  extract  from  Monday's  "  News  and  Courier" 
will  give  the  reasons  for  leaving  the  steamer : 

An  important  change  has  been  made  in  the  programme  of  our 
Connecticut  guests,  the  reasons  for  which  need  to  be  fully  stated. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  the  steamship  "Charleston"  was  char- 

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146  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

tered  for  the  trip  to  Yorktown  and  Charleston  and  return  for  $6,000. 
The  vessel  had  been  at  sea  but  a  very  short  time  before  very  great 
indignation  was  expressed  on  all  sides  at  the  manner  in  which  the 
owners  sent  the  ship  to  sea.  The  contract,  the  gentlemen  from 
Connecticut  claim,  specified  everything  that  was  necessary  for  the 
comfort  and  •  safety  of  the  large  number  of  people  who  were  on 
board,  and  the  owners  failed  in  a  great  many  important  particu- 
lars to  carry  out  their  part  of  the  written  and  oral  agreement.  It 
is  a  fact,  they  say,  that  no  additional  precautions  were  taken  by 
the  owners  over  and  above  the  usual  means  -used  in  sending  their 
vessels  to  sea  when  simply  loaded  with  freight.  The  captain,  in 
the  first  place,  while  everyone  on  the  vessel  had  entire  confidence 
in  his  ability  as  a  first-class  seaman  and  appreciated  his  many 
courtesies,  was  not  at  all  acquainted  with  the  route,  and  said 
openly  and  frankly  that  he  knew  nothing  about  the  various  har- 
bors which  were  to  be  entered  under  the  agreement.  When  the 
vessel  reached  the  entrance  to  Chesapeake  Bay  they  found  that 
the  owners  had  not  even  taken  the  trouble  to  provide  a  pilot  for 
the  boat,  although  they  knew  the  officers  on  board  would  be  un- 
able to  take  her  in.  This  resulted  in  a  tedious,  and,  as  the  party 
on  board  considered,  a  dangerous  delay.  The  regiment  brought 
their  own  life-preservers  to  the  number  of  five  hundred,  and  had 
two  life-rafts.  They  supposed,  of  course,  and  it  was  understood, 
that  the  owners  of  the  vessel  would  provide  very  largely  for  the 
safety  of  the  party  in  case  of  accident.  The  crew  before  the  mast 
consisted  of  six  men,  only  two  of  whom  had  ever  before  been  on 
the  route,  and  only  one  of  these  could  in  any  way  be  called  an 
able-bodied  seaman. 

Among  the  minor  precautions  which  the  owners  neglected  to 
take  was  the  provision  of  proper  signals,  and  it  is  stated  on  good 
authority  that  there  was  not  even  a  single  distress  rocket  and  only 
a  very  limited  supply  of  pilot  signals  on  board.  There  were  only 
five  boats  on  the  vessel,  and  when  she  was  anchored  off  Yorktown 
and  the  Governor  and  some  other  gentlemen  were  sent  ashore, 
and  another  boat  was  called  for  to  send  another  party  ashore,  it 
was  found  that  there  were  not  enough  seamen  on  the  steamship 
to  man  it. 

These  were  only  a  few  of  the  grievances  of  the  Connecticut 
Visitors.  For  ballast  the  ship  depended  entirely  on  her  supply  of 
coal,  which  was  every  hour  becoming  smaller  and  smaller,  so  that 


LEAVING   THE    STEAMER.  147 

the  rolling  of  the  ship  was  terrible,  causing  great  discomfort  not 
only  to  the  men  who  were  packed  away  in  the  hold  like  sardines 
in  a  can,  but  to  everybody  on  board.  In  view  of  the  danger  of  a 
great  loss  of  life  from  the  utter  disregard  of  many  provisions 
of  the  contract  on  the  part  of  the  owners,  the  gentlemen  from 
Connecticut  consider  themselves  justified  in  deserting  the  ship  at 
this  port  and  returning  home  by  some  other  mode  of  conveyance. 
Among  the  privates  great  indignation  was  expressed  on  all  sides 
at  the  accommodations,  and  the  insufficiency  of  safeguards  in  case 
of  accident  soon  became  known,  causing  no  small  amount  of 
alarm  and  resulting  in  the  determination  of  a  large  number  to 
return  home  in  some  other  way  without  regard  to  the  movements 
of  the  regiment  as  a  whole. 

As  Governor  Bigelow  and  his  staff,  with  Lieuten  ant-Governor 
Bulkeley,  Secretary  J.  L.  Barbour,  C.  A.  Jewell,  H.  T.  Sperry  of 
the  Hartford  "  Post,"  and  S.  A.  Hubbard  of  the  Hartford  "  Cou- 
rant,"  and  nearly  all  the  civic  delegation,  had  made  arrangements 
to  proceed  to  Atlanta,  and  were  not  to  return  by  the  ship,  and  in 
view  of  the  great  alarm  which  had  been  created  in  Connecticut 
over  the  reports  of  her  loss  on  Thursday  last,  the  Governor  and 
Col.  Barbour  did  not  feel  justified  in  taking  any  risks,  especially 
as  it  might  look  as  if  those  who  \vere  able  to  do  so  had  fled  from 
a  danger  which  they  knew  existed,  and  had  left  those  who  could 
not  help  themselves  to  take  the  risk  which  they  w^ould  not  person- 
ally assume.  Several  meetings  of  the  Governor  and  other  prom- 
inent gentlemen  present  were  held,  and  resolutions  were  finally 
adopted,  thanking  the  captain  for  his  kindness  and  courtesy  to  all, 
but  determining  to  leave  the  ship  and  to  make  the  return  trip  home 
in  some  other  way.  Governor  Bigelow  felt  the  situation  to  be  so 
critical  that  he  came  to  the  conclusion  at  once  that  under  no  cir- 
cumstances would  he  allow  the  boys  to  take  the  risk  which  he 
would  not  take  himself,  and  immediately  offered  to  defray  the 
additional  expense  of  transporting  them  home  by  some  other 
means.  It  was  then  suggested  that  many  of  the  members  would 
be  very  willing  to  contribute  their  proportion  of  the  expense. 
Papers  were  circulated  among  the  companies,  which  resulted  in 
raising  the  sum  of  $1,800.  Governor  Bigelow  then  said  that  he 
would  himself,  personally,  pay  the  balance,  which  will  probably 
amount  to  three  or  four  thousand  dollars.  Col.  Barbour  protested 
against  this  and  claimed  the  privilege  of  sharing  the  burden  with 


148  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

the  Governor.  The  other  gentlemen  in  the  party  then  said  that 
the  State  of  Connecticut  would  not  allow  either  of  these  gentle- 
men to  bear  this  expense  where  the  lives  of  her  citizens  were  in 
question,  and  that  it  was  a  matter  which  the  Legislature  would 
undoubtedly  take  care  of  at  the  proper  time. 

Several  gentlemen  in  the  party  actually  left  the  steamer  at 
Yorktown  and  Fortress  Monroe  simply  on  account  of  the  lack  of 
means  for  saving  life  on  the  ship,  and  came  to  Charleston  by  rail. 

Col.  Barbour  and  Quartermaster  Cheney  were  in  telegraphic 
communication  yesterday  with  the  managers  of  several  railroads 
in  regard  to  securing  an  extra  train  to  transport  the  regiment 
home.  A  very  urgent  invitation  has  been  received  from  Atlanta, 
and  an  exceedingly  generous  proposition  has  been  made  to  the 
entire  body  of  visitors  to  visit  that  city,  and  it  has  been  proposed, 
but  not  finally  decided  upon,  for  the  regiment  and  the  civic  delega- 
tion to  proceed  to  Atlanta,  spending  one  day  there  at  the  Exposi- 
tion, and  then  returning  home  by  the  way  of  Washington,  where 
another  day  can  be  spent. 

The  general  feeling  last  evening,  however,  seemed  to  be  a  desire 
to  return  home  by  the  shortest  route,  as  most  of  the  gentlemen 
who  have  important  business  engagements  at  home  had  made 
arrangements  for  an  absence  of  only  eight  or  nine  days.  It  seems 
hardly  possible  at  this  time  to  perfect  arrangements  for  a  departure 
by  rail  earlier  than  Tuesday  afternoon  or  Wednesday  morning, 
the  intention  however  being,  if  possible,  to  leave  here  for  Hartford 
early  Tuesday  morning. 


MONDAY,  OCTOBER  24111.— CONTINUED. 

How  they  viewed  it. 

Among  the  many  pleasant  words,  spoken  editorially,  this 
in  Monday's  issue  deserves  a  place  in  the  history. 

HAPPY  DAY! 

It  does  not  strain  the  probabilities  to  believe  that  the  visit  of 
the  First  Connecticut  regiment  to  Charleston  is  the  outgrowth  of 
that  reunion  of  sentiment  and  interest  which  found  expression 
when  the  President  of  the  United  States  lay  dying,  and  when, 
after  his  long  agony,  he  died.  Had  not  President  Garfield  been 
slain,  had  the  south  felt  different  and,  therefore,  acted  differently, 
this  present  unpremeditated  fraternization  would  have  been  im- 
possible. There  is  no  shock  now  in  removing  mourning  trappings 
to  make  room  for  the  wreaths  and  garlands  of  joy.  It  is  the  fit 
succession  of  events,  a  consequence  of  the  murder  of  the  Presi- 
dent. The  blood  of  the  chief  magistrate  is  the  seed  of  union. 
Yorktown,  in  itself  a  reminder  of  the  days  when  north  and  south 
had  but  one  aim  and  purpose,  furnished  the  opportunity  or  occa- 
sion, and  the  unselfish  sorrow  of  the  southern  people  during  the 
President's  mortal  illness  furnished  the  motive.  The  relation  of 
the  two  events  is  too  plain  to  be  ignored  or  misunderstood.  This 
is  the  significance  of  the  coming  of  the  Connecticut  First  from 
the  land  of  abundance  and  diversified  wealth  to  battle-scarred 
and  struggling  Charleston. 

The  event  is  notable  in  more  ways  than  one.  It  is  the  first 
time  that  an  entire  regiment  of  citizen  soldiers  from  a  northern 
state  has  traversed  our  streets  in  amity,  since  the  bloody  days 
when  brother  fought  against  brother  and  misunderstanding  and 
ignorance  wrought  their  accustomed  result.  It  is  not  profitable 
perhaps  to  dwell  on  the  might-have-been,  except  in  so  far  as  the 
past  can  be  made  a  beacon-light  for  the  future.  The  red  danger- 
signal  throws  its  rays  over  the  nation  whose  peoples  are  quick  to 
see  each  other's  faults,  and  slow  to  realize  each  other's  sterling 


I5O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

qualities.  It  is  our  part,  for  the  sake  of  the  years  to  come,  to  see 
to  it  that  the  white  signal  of  safety  is  always  burning — so  far,  at 
least,  as  peril  can  be  avoided  a'nd  mutual  confidence  be  preserved 
by  knowing  and  appreciating  one  another.  This  republic  has  a 
thorny  path  to  travel.  There  is  no  question  of  that.  But  the 
republic  has  nothing  to  fear,  the  grand  cause  of  human 
liberty  and  progress  has  nothing  to  dread,  if  there  be  no  geo- 
graphical divisions  and  territorial  hatred.  It  is  reasonable  and 
right  that  men  in  a  community,  or  in  a  family,  shall  differ  in 
opinion.  Make  the  republic  one  great  family  of  States,  and  inci- 
dental antagonisms  will  no  more  threaten  its  unity  than  the  little 
unpleasantnesses  of  our  home-life  jeopardize  the  symmetry  and 
unity  of  the  family  circle.  Our  Connecticut  friends  understand 
this,  and  act  on  it.  Connecticut  and  South  Carolina  can  no  more 
be  put  asunder  hereafter  than  husband  and  wife  can,  and  we 
write  in  a  State  where  there  is  no  divorce,  for  any  cause.  The 
old  idea,  in  simple  phrase,  was  that  incompatibility  of  temper  was 
sufficient  cause  for  divorce.  The  national  tie  now  cannot  be 
broken ;  the  joining  together  is  for  the  nation's  life.  People  and 

'States  will  adjust  themselves  by  compromising  their  differences 
and  by  charity  in  their  opinions,  as  family  groups  always  do,  and 
this  makes  the  Union  of  the  States  forever  as  practicable  as  it  is 
desirable  and  necessary. 

It  will  be  said  or  thought,  perhaps,  that  there  is  no  more  hard 
and  real  meaning  in  such  talk  as  this  at  such  a  time  than  there  is 
in  the  formal  fervor  of  an  after-dinner  speech.  It  is  not  true  in 
our  case.  South  Carolinians  are  proud  of  the  record  of  their 
State,  and  ask  no  pardon  for  anything  they  have  done.  When 
their  representatives  went  to  Bunker  Hill,  years  ago,  it  was  be- 
cause, as  Fitz  Lee  said,  they  had  a  right  to  be  there.  The  First 
has  a  right  to  be  here  to-day.  More  than  this,  South  Carolina 
has  never  desired  disunion  except  as  a  last  resort,  as  a  last  means 

"of  securing  the  rights  for  which  the  "Old  Thirteen"  fought  a 
century  ago.  We  have  learned  that  we  cannot  stand  alone,  that 
our  fight  must  be  made  within  the  Union,  and  always,  therefore, 
with  and  for  the  Union.  It  is  a  grand  lesson,  and  Connecticut, 
through  her  soldiers,  gives  us  a  practical  illustration  of  it.  South 
Carolina  will  have  nowhere  a  stouter  champion,  under  the  con- 
stitution, than  Connecticut,  and  Connecticut,  in  time  of  need,  will 
have  no  firmer  friend  than  Carolina. 


PREPARING    FOR   THE   MARCH.  151 

This  is,  then,  a  great  day  indeed,  for  more  than  South  Carolina 
and  Connecticut.  It  is  living  evidence  and  proof  that  the  States, 
the  "Old  Thirteen"  in  particular,  'see  in  the  Union  the  surest  way 
of  saving  and  upholding  the  limited  and  well-defined  indepen- 
dence of  the  States,  and,  whatever  their  occasional  differences, 
have  and  can  have  no  thought,  purpose,  or  expectation  outside  of 
the  grand  Union  of  the  States.  Besides  this,  the  contact  with 
our  visitors,  their  mingling  with  us,  will  give  them  new  friends 
and  make  new  friends  for  us.  And  we  need  friends — that  we 
may  not  be  misjudged.  It  is,  indeed,  a  glad  occasion,  rich  in 
advantage  to  those  who  share  in  it,  and  richer  still  in  benefit  to 
the  republic,  from  generation  to  generation. 

And  this  from  the  issue  of  Tuesday,  concerning  Monday's 
doings: 

OUR   BROTHERS    IN   BLUE. 

CONNECTICUT   AND    CHARLESTON    ARM-IN-ARM. 

The  reception  of  the  Connecticut  troops  on  Sunday  was  a  mere  in- 
formal and  spontaneous  outburst  of  welcome,  but  yesterday's  ceremo- 
nies, from  the  parade  in  the  morning,  through  all  the  entertainments  of 
the  day,  including  the  overwhelming  demonstration  at  the  Academy  of 
Music  last  night,  though  not  one  whit  less  sincere  and  heartfelt,  were 
the  official  expression  of  the  city's  pleasure  in  greeting  worthy  repre- 
sentatives of  our  Brothers  in  Blue  with  whom  whilom  we  had  so  serious 
a  falling  out.  It  is  a  matter  of  sincere  gratification  that  the  entire  pro- 
gramme was  carried  out  without  confusion  or  mistake.  Throughout 
the  day  there  was  but  one  regret — that  each  hour  brought  nearer  the 
inevitable  parting. 

THE   PARADE   AND   REVIEW. 

It  is  generally  conceded  that  nothing  like  the  military  display  of  yes- 
terday has  been  seen  in  Charleston  since  the  close  of  the  late  unpleas- 
antness. The  crowd  of  people  on  the  streets,  the  gala  appearance  of 
the  thoroughfares,  and  above  all  the  l^ndsome  and  soldierly  appearance 
of  the  Connecticut  soldiers,  whose  dark  blue  uniforms  contrasted 
strikingly  with  the  gray  of  our  own  volunteers,  made  up  a  pageant 
which  was  well  worth  seeing.  The  parade  was  ordered  for  9.30  A.  M., 
and  the  appearance  of  the  skies  at  that  time  indicated  a  wet  day.  In 
spite  of  this,  however,  soldiers  and  civilians  were  promptly  out,  the 
former  to  participate  in  the  review  and  the  latter  to  see  it.  The  streets 
were  alive  with  soldiers  and  citizens  long  before  the  appointed 
hour,  and  by  10  o'clock  in  the  morning  all  the  windows  and  most  of  the 


152  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

house-tops  along  the  line  of  march  were  occupied  by  the  fair  sex  of 
Charleston.  The  street  cars,  as  they  bore  the  teeming  crowds  down 
town,  were  gaily  decorated  with  miniature  American  flags,  while  from 
nearly  every  place  along  the  line  the  colors  of  many  nations,  relieved 
here  and  there  by  the  colors  of  Connecticut  and  Carolina,  fluttered  to 
the  breeze. 

The  Fourth  Brigade,  numbering  about  600  men  of  all  arms,  was 
formed  on  Broad  street,  the  right  resting  on  Meeting  street,  and  was 
ready  to  take  up  the  march  at  the  appointed  time.  Qwing,  however,  to 
the  limited  accommodations  on  the  steamer,  the  Connecticut  troops 
were  a  little  late  in  getting  ready,  and  it  was  half-past  10  o'clock  when 
they  marched  from  Adger's  wharf  and  took  up  their  position  on  East 
Battery.  Here  were  a  number  of  carriages  containing  Governor  Ha- 
good,  Governor  Bigelow,  Mayor  Courtenay,  Mayor  Bulkeley,  and  the 
other  distinguished  visitors,  attended  by  the  members  of  the  citizens' 
reception  committee. 

THE   UNIFORMS   OF   THE   VISITORS. 

As  the  First  Connecticut  regiment  marched  down  East  Bay  the  first 
thing  that  attracted  the  attention  and  excited  the  admiration  of  the 
spectators  was  the  solid,  soldierly  appearance  of  the  corps,  which  was 
seen  for  the  first  time  in  Charleston  in  full  uniform.  A  description  of 
the  uniform  will  not  be  amiss  here.  The  men  wear  dark  blue  double- 
breasted  army  frock-coats  faced  and  trimmed  with  red  and  gold  and 
mounted  with  red  shoulder-straps  upon  which  is  the  figure  i  in  silver 
embroidery.  The  pants  are  of  lighter  blue  with  a  broad  red  stripe  run- 
ning down  the  seam  ;  they  are  worn  at  the  bottom  under  white  duck 
leggings.  They  wear  black  cloth  helmets,  spiked,  and  bearing  in  front 
a  brass  shield  of  the  State  with  the  number  of  the  regiment. 

The  uniform  of  the  line  officers  is  similar  to  those  of  the  privates, 
with  the  addition  of  gold  braid  on  the  helmets  and  regulation  shoulder- 
knots.  The  field  and  staff  and  non-commissioned  staff  wear  white 
helmets. 

The  regimental  band  is  uniformed  in  scarlet  frock-coats  faced  with 
black  and  gold  and  mounted  with  black  musicians'  epaulettes,  em- 
broidered with  gold  braid.  Their  pants  are  light  blue,  with  a  stripe  of 
red  bordered  with  gold.  The  kepis  are  of  black  beaver  with  a  low 
peak,  and  are  surmounted  by  the  regulation  white  heron  plumes  for 
musicians.  White  leather  waist  and  cross-belts  and  white  leather  music 
pouches  complete  a  very  handsome  and  showy  uniform.  The  drum 
corps,  consisting  of  ten  drummers,  six  fifers  and  six  trumpeters,  are 
uniformed  like  the  line. 

The  Governor's  Foot  Guard  of  New  Haven  have  a  uniform  of  dark 
blue,  very  much  like  the  Washington  Light  Infantry.  The  coats  are 


UNIFORMS — THE    START.  153 

military  dress-coats,  trimmed  with  black  braid  and  slashed  across  the 
breast  with  black.  The  pants  have  a  red  stripe  down  the  seam  and  the 
coats  are  topped  with  white  worsted  epaulettes  trimmed  with  red.  The 
men  wear  the  regulation  white  web  cross  and  waist-belts,  with  silver 
breast-plates.  A  black  beaver  kepi  surmounted  with  a  red  pompon 
completes  the  uniform,  which  is  neat,  and  at  the  same  time  serviceable 
and  showy. 

FORMING    THE   LINE. 

At  half-past  10  o'clock  the  Connecticut  troops  marched  into  position, 
company  front,  double  rank,  and  wheeled  into  line  with  the  precision  of 
veterans.  On  the  right  of  the  regiment  was  stationed  the  band  and 
drum  corps,  next  to  these  came  the  regimental  signal  corps,  the  Gover- 
nor's Foot  Guard  occupied  the  left,  and  the  non-commissioned  staff 
brought  up  the  rear.  A  few  moments  after  they  had  reached  the 
ground  the  Fourth  Brigade  appeared  and  took  position  on  the  left,  and 
at  1 1  o'clock  the  march  was  commenced.  The  troops  proceeded 
through  South  Battery  to  Meeting,  thence  through  Broad  to  King,  and 
up  King  to  Market,  whence  they  again  debouched  into  Meeting  street, 
passing  the  Charleston  Hotel,  in  the  piazza,  of  which  the  Governors  of 
Connecticut  and  South  Carolina,  Major-General  Rutledge  and  the  vari- 
ous staffs  were  stationed.  The  line  passed  in  the  following  order,  the 
troops  marching  company  front : 

Platoon  of  Policemen. 
Brigadier-General  Walker  and  Staff. 

Eutaw    Band. 
German  Artillery  and  Pioneer  Corps. 

Chicora  Cornet  Band. 
First  Regiment  Rifles,  S.  C.  V.,  Col.  W.  M.  Bruns  and  Staff. 

Irish  Rifles,  Lieut.  Gleason. 

Palmetto  Guard,  Capt.  S.  Wiley. 

Washington  Light  Infantry,  Capt.  A.  W.  Marshall. 

German  Fusiliers,  Capt.  H.  Schachte. 

Montgomery  Guards,  Capt.  J.  F.  Redding. 

Charles'ton  Riflemen,  Capt.  J.  C.  R.  Taylor. 

Irish  Volunteers,  Lieut.  Quinlivan. 

Sumter  Guards,  Capt.  C.  F.  Hard. 

Helicon  Band. 
Carolina  Rifle  Battalion,  Maj.  Thomas  Frost. 

Mitchell's  Cornet  Band. 
First  Regiment  Artillery,  Capt.  B.  Mantoue,  commanding. 

Lafayette  Artillery,  Lieut.  C.  W.  Stiles. 
Washington  Artillery,  Lieut.  H.  H.  Riggs. 

Marion  Artillery,  Capt.  Whaley. 
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154  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

Squadron  of  Cavalry,  Major  John  C.  Minott,  commanding. 
Charleston  Light  Dragoons,  Capt.  Lewis  Jervey. 

German  Hussars,  Capt.  E.  J.  Hesse. 
First  Connecticut  Regiment  Band  and  Drum  Corps. 

Col.  Barbour  and  Staff. 

First  Regiment  Connecticut  National  Guard. 
Governor's  Foot  Guard  of  New  Haven,  Capt.  Morse. 

As  the  Connecticut  troops  marched  past  the  Charleston  Hotel,  their 
splendid  appearance  and  soldierly  bearing  evoked,  what  has  rarely  if 
ever  been  heard  in  Charleston  on  a  like  occasion,  a  most  hearty  and 
well-deserved  round  of  applause.  It  started  from  the  sidewalks  and 
was  taken  up  at  the  windows  and  balconies  until  thousands  and  thou- 
sands of  the  spectators  joined  in,  and  it  traveled  along  with  the  visitors 
until  they  halted  on  King,  near  Wentworth  street. 

At  the  hotel,  the  cavalry  halted  and  debouched  into  Hayne  street  to 
act  as  a  body  guard  for  the  two  Governors  and  their  military  staffs. 

THE   SCENE   ON   THE   GREEN. 

Long  before  the  arrival  of  the  troops  at  the  reviewing-ground  the 
four  thorough-fares  bounding  the  Citadel  green  had  been  thoroughly 
packed  with  spectators,  and  the  strong  police  force  on  duty  had  the 
greatest  difficulty  in  keeping  a  passage-way  clear  for  the  troops.  The 
green  was  kept  clear,  but  the  white  railing  enclosing  it  was  fringed  with 
a  sea  of  many-colored  faces,  and  pedestrianism  along  the  sidewalk  in 
Calhoun  and  Meeting  streets  was  simply  an  impossibility.  The  Citadel 
building  was  crowded  with  ladies,  who  occupied  the  windows  and  sat 
patiently  on  the  roof  waiting  to  see  the  review.  All  the  houses  in  the 
vicinity  were  crowded,  both  at  the  windows  and  on  such  roofs  as  could 
afford  a  safe  standing-place.  To  the  north  of  the  green  a  crowd  of 
civilians  packed  closely  against  the  Citadel  furnished  a  dark  border  to 
the  red  walls  of  the  building,  while  the  steps  of  the  Citadel  Square 
church  and  the  armories  on  the  green  were  given  up  entirely  to  the  ladies. 

THE   REVIEW. 

The  line  was  halted  in  King  street,  and  the  Connecticut  soldiers  first 
deployed  into  the  green,  massing  in  columns  of  companies  on  the  right 
of  the  green,  facing  north.  They  were  followed  in  turn  by  the  German 
Artillery,  the  First  Regiment  S.  C.  V.,  the  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion  and 
the  First  Regiment  of  Artillery,  all  the  commands  forming  in  masses 
of  battalions  for  review.  The  position  of  the  troops  is  shown  in  the 
following  diagram  : 

(As  a  hiatus  occurs  here,  and  the  printers  are  paid  by  the 
page,  the  Historian  takes  this  method  of  getting  his  money's 
worth.) 


THE   REVIEW. 
Citadel. 


155 


D 


Calhoun  street. 

A — Connecticut  Troops. 
B — German  Artillery. 
C— First  Regiment  Rifles. 
D — Carolina  Rifle  Battalion. 
E — First  Regiment  Artillery. 
F — Squadron  Cavalry. 
G — Reviewing  Officers. 

When  the  troops  were  massed  for  review,  the  Adjutant,  Colonel 
Mazyck,  turned  the  command  over  to  General  Walker,  and  the  review- 
ing officers  rode  into  the  ground.  These  consisted  of  his  Excellency 
Governor  Bigelow  of  Connecticut,  his  Excellency  Governor  Hagood  of 
this  State,  both  of  whom  were  mounted,  and  accompanied  by  their 
respective  staffs,  all  brilliantly  uniformed  and  splendidly  mounted,  and 
Major-General  B.  H.  Rutledge  and  staff.  The  staff  were  escorted  to 
the  ground  by  the  squadron  of  cavalry,  who  afterwards  formed  in  line 
on  the  west  side  of  the  green.  Governor  Bigelow  wore  a  black  cloth 
suit  with  frock-coat  and  silk  hat.  Governor  Hagood  wore  also  a  black 
cloth  suit  with  a  felt  hat  and  cavalry  boots  General  Rutledge  was  in 
full  uniform,  as  was  also  his  staff.  Colonel  Morgan,  brigade-adjutant 
of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  rode  with  the  staff  of  Brigadier-General 
Walker.  The  brilliant  staff  first  rode  down  the  line  in  front  of  the 
troops,  each  regimental  band  playing  as  the  staff  galloped  past,  and 
then,  riding  around  the  rear  of  the  column,  galloped  back  to  the  review- 
ing stand.  The  troops  were  now  put  in  motion,  the  Connecticut  troops 
having  the  right  of  the  column,  and  were  marched  in  review  past  the 


156  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Governors  and  their  staffs.  An  immense  crowd  of  spectators  had  in 
the  meantime  gathered  in  the  vicinity,  and  as  the  Connecticut  troops 
marched  up  company  front  with  solid  and  unbroken  ranks  there  arose 
another  outburst  of  applause.  The  men  marched  with  a  precision  that 
could  not  be  excelled  even  by  regulars,  and  the  crowd,  realizing  the  fact, 
gave  expression  to  it  in  a  spontaneous  hurrah,  accompanied  by  a  pro- 
longed round  of  genuine  and  heartfelt  applause. 

The  regimental  band,  as  they  reached  the  reviewing-stand,  wheeled 
to  the  left  and  played  until  their  regiment  had  passed,  when  they  fol- 
lowed them  out  through  Tobacco  into  King  street. 

The  Charleston  soldiers  seemed  to  catch  an  inspiration  from  the 
splendid  bearing  of  their  guests,  and  they  also  presented  a  creditable 
appearance.  The  home  companies  were  out  in  full  ranks  and  the  men 
marched  well.  The  Washington  Light  Infantry  came  up  to  the  stand 
with  solid  unbroken  lines,  marching  well  and  steadily,  and  with  their 
knapsacks,  looking  very  much  like  veterans.  They  received  a  round  of 
applause.  The  Fusiliers  also  marched  splendidly,  and  received  a 
round,  as  did  also  the  Sumter  Guards  and  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion. 

The  artillery  regiment  marched  by  in  column  of  platoons  and 
handled  their  horses  splendidly. 

The  cavalry  went  by,  company  front,  in  fine  style,  and  brought  up  the 
rear. 

THE   DRESS   PARADE. 

After  the  last  of  the  troops  had  debouched  from  the  green  the  Con- 
necticut troops  marched  in  again  through  the  Meeting  street  gate  and 
prepared  for  the  dress  parade,  which  was  anxiously  looked  for  as  the 
crowning  event  of  the  day.  The  Charleston  troops  also  entered  the 
green  and  were  massed  near  the  Citadel,  where  they  had  a  fine  opportu- 
nity of  witnessing  the  evolutions  of  the  Connecticut  troops. 

At  the  sounding  of  the  adjutant's  call  the  guides  were  posted,  the 
color  company  took  position,  and  the  other  companies  who  were  sta- 
tioned at  various  parts  of  the  green  quickly  formed  the  line.  As  they 
came  into  line  and  were  brought  from  the  "support"  to  the  "carry," 
then  to  "order  arms  "  and  "parade  rest,"  company  by  company,  be- 
ginning at  the  right,  the  manual  was  closely  and  critically  watched  by 
the  spectators,  especially  by  the  Charleston  troops,  who  were  lying  on 
the  grass  in  front,  and  each  company  in  turn  got  a  hearty  round  of  ap- 
plause as  the  movements  were  executed.  The  manual  at  the  dress 
parade  was  a  marvel  of  skill  and  discipline,  and  its  execution  was 
loudly  applauded. 

At  i  o'clock  the  movements  were  over,  the  parade  was  dismissed, 
and  the  companies,  having  been  taken  in  charge  each  one  by  its  especial 
hosts,  marched  to  the  various  armories,  where  ample  justice  was  done 
to  the  solids  and  fluids  which  had  been  prepared  for  the  now  thirsty 
and  hungry  soldiers. 


SUMTERS COMPANY    F DRAGOONS.  157 

SUMTER   GUARDS,    AND   LIGHT   DRAGOONS,   ARMORIES. 

After  the  parade  was  dismissed  the  Sumter  Guards  took  charge  of 
Company  F,  of  the  Connecticut  regiment,  and,  accompanied  by  the 
Charleston  Light  Dragoons,  marched  them  into  their  armory  in  the 
Citadel  green,  where  a  bountiful  collation  was  served  in  splendid  style. 
Captain  Hard,  of  the  Sumter  Guards,  welcomed  the  visitors  in  appro- 
priate words,  which  were  eloquently  responded  to  by  Capt.  John  L. 
White,  in  behalf  of  his  comrades  from  the  Nutmeg  State.  Other 
speeches  ware  made  of  a  highly  enthusiastic  character,  and  the  soldiers 
engaged  in  a  general  frolic,  interspersing  the  graver  business  of  the 
feast  with  patriotic  songs,  music,  and  dancing,  and  winding  up  the  en- 
tertainment by  joining  hands  around  the  armor}-,  and  singing  in  true 
Connecticut  style  the  feeling  words  of  "Auld  Lang  Syne." 

The  Sumter  Guards  and  the  Charleston  Light  Dragoons  then  es- 
corted their  guests  to  the  armory  of  the  Dragoons  in  Hayne  street, 
where  another  collation  awaited  them.  The  tables  were  charged  in 
gallant  style,  and  the  affair  passed  off  very  pleasantly.  Mayor  Bulkeley 
acknowledged  in  appropriate  and  patriotic  words  the  reception  tendered 
the  Connecticut  troops,  and  was  handsomely  responded  to  by  Captain 
Jervey,  of  the  Light' Dragoons,  who  said  he  was  sure,  if  ever  another 
division  should  take  place  in  this  country,  South  Carolinaand  Connecti- 
cut would  be  sure  to  go  together.  This  sentiment  was  rapturously 
applauded  by  every  one  present. 

Major  Thomas  Longdon  was  loudly  called  for,  and  made  an  eloquent 
speech.  For  the  last  twenty  years  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
company,  and  is  now  its  armorer.  He  has  grown  gray  in  the  service, 
but  his  patriotism  has  not  been  diminished  by  the  lapse  of  years. 

Major  T.  A.  Huguenin  was  called  for,  and  was  introduced  as  "the 
commander  of  Fort  Sumter."  Such  announcement  was  sufficient  to 
attract  the  attention  of  every  stranger  present.  He  responded  in  an 
eloquent  strain. 

The  hall  of  the  Light  Dragoons  was  decorated  with  flags  and  flowers 
and  festoons  of  evergreen  in  a  very  handsome  way.  Conspicuous 
among  the  decorations  was  a  large  palmetto  tree  planted  in  a  bed  of 
phosphate  rock,  and  surrounded  at  its  base  with  rice  in  the  sheaf  and 
cotton  on  the  stalk. 

A  pleasing  feature  of  the  entertainment  was  the  presentation  of  a 
palmetto  walking-cane  to  Captain  White,  of  the  Connecticut  company, 
by  Captain  Jervey,  of  the  Light  Dragoons. 

AT   THE   W.   L.    I.    ARMORY. 

The  Washington  Light  Infantry  entertained  the  Second  Company  of 
the  Governor's  Foot  Guard  of  New  Haven,  and  their  reception  and  en- 


158  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

tertainment  of  this  fine  body  of  citizen  soldiery  at  their  handsome  armory 
was  warm  and  generous.  The  armory  was  tastefully  decorated  with 
flags  and  company  mementoes,  the  W.  L.  I.  colors  and  the  New  Haven 
company's  colors  being  crossed  in  the  parlor.  After  the  dress  parade 
of  the  Connecticut  troops  on  the  Citadel  green,  the  W.  L.  I.  escorted 
their  guests  with  a  band  of  music  to  their  armory.  The  Guards  were 
marched  into  the  Masonic  hall,  and  there  stacked  arms  and  cooled  off 
for  the  fun  that  was  ahead  of  them. 

The  W.  L.  I.,  who  followed  their  guests,  marched  into  their  armory, 
and  divested  themselves  of  their  arms  and  trappings,  and  were  soon 
commingling  with  their  guests.  After  a  short  rest  the  two  companies 
repaired  to  an  ante-room  which  had  been  prepared  with  much  taste  and 
great  skill.  It  was  here  that  the  guests  were  entertained  with  a  hand- 
some collation  and  iced  champagne.  This  room  deserves  more  than  a 
passing  notice.  On  the  outside  door,  before  it  was  opened,  appeared 
the  following  announcement :  "  What  happened  after  the  battle  of  York- 
town  !  An  historical  scene.  General  Washington's  remarks  to  Lord 
Cornwallis  reproduced  within." 

On  entering  the  room  the  observer  found  himself  in  a  skillfully  con- 
structed tent  made  of  strips  of  red,  white,  and  blue,  resembling  the 
American  flag.  On  the  south  wall  appeared  the  following  significant 
legend:  "Let  us  Smile J  One!  Two!  Three!  W.  L.  I.  Boom! 
Ah!  Ah!"  Within  this  tent  tables  spread  with  good  things  soon  at- 
tracted general  attention,  and  very  soon  a  fusilade  of  corks  was  opened 
on  the  guests,  who,  to  their  credit  be  it  said,  stood  their  ground  like 
men,  receiving  volley  after  volley  with  the  stoicism  of  veterans.  Cap- 
tain Marshall  presided,  and  with  a  few  well-chosen  words  soon  placed 
the  guests  at  perfect  ease. 

Capt.  E.  J.  Morse,  of  the  New  Haven  company,  responded,  and  ex- 
pressed sincere  thanks  for  himself  and  his  command  for  the  lavish  and 
warm-hearted  kindness  which  had  been  bestowed  upon  them  by  the 
people  of  Charleston.  He  had  found  the  climate  of  Carolina  warm, 
but  he  had  also  found  that  the  hearts  of  Carolinians  were  warmer.  He 
extended  a  warm  invitation  to  the  W.  L.  I.  to  visit  Connecticut,  and 
said  that  when  they  came  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard  and  the  whole 
people  of  New  Haven  would  give  them  a  hearty  welcome. 

The  Hon.  M.  G.  Bulkeley,  the  Mayor  of  Hartford,  was  next  called 
upon,  and  made  a  charming  little  speech.  He  spoke  of  the  real  enjoy- 
ments of  the  trip.  When  they  had  started  on  the  expedition  there  was 
some  feeling  that  they  might  be  treading  on  dangerous  soil,  but  since 
they  had  come  they  had  found  that  they  were  at  home.  He  hoped  that 
when  South  Carolinians  came  to  Connecticut  they  would  feel  as  much 
at  home  as  the  Connecticut  boys  had  been  made  to  feel  in  Charleston. 
If  they  did  not  ne  knew  it  would  not  be  from  the  lack  of  welcome  on  the 


W.    L.    I.    AND    G.    F.    G.  159 

part  of  his  people,  and  if  they  could  not  hope  to  surpass  the  very  gen- 
erous hospitality  which  had  been  showered  upon  them  they  would,  at 
least,  when  the  time  came,  endeavor  to  equal  it. 

Mr.  D.  B.  Gilliland  next  introduced  the  Police  Commissioner  of  Hart- 
ford, who  made  a  few  remarks,  and  was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Gilliland,  who 
was  called  upon  to  say  something  as  the  Mayor  of  Moultrieville. 

Ex-Lieutenant  Muckenfuss,  of  the  W.  L.  I.,  made  a  capital  speech,  in 
which,  after  alluding  to  the  late  war,  he  touched  upon  the  kindly  spirit 
which  now  prevailed  between  the  two  sections  of  the  country,  and  urged 
that  in  no  way  could  the  unpleasantness  of  that  struggle  be  so  speedily 
and  completely  forgotten  as  by  a  commingling  of  the  people. 

Governor  Bigelow  then  came  in  with  Mayor  Courtonay,  and  was  re- 
ceived by  the  W.  L.  I.  with  a  "  rocket."  The  Governor  being  introduced, 
made  a  few  pleasant  remarks,  extending  his  thanks  for  the  warm  welcome 
he  had  received,  which  they  had  found  to  be  far  more  generous  than 
they  had  dared  to  hope  for.  Governor  Bigelow  was  then  presented  by 
Alderman  Barkley  with  a  palmetto  cane.  Mayor  Bulkeley  and  Captain 
Morse  were  also  presented  with  palmetto  canes. 

The  Governor's  staff,  escorted  by  Col.  Jos.  W.  Barnwell,  next  came 
into  the  armory,  and  were  received  with  cheers.  Mr.  Barnwell  stated 
that  he  had  been  requested  by  Governor  Hagood  to  tender  to  the  W. 
L.  I.  his  kind  regards,  and  to  congratulate  the  company  at  Yorktown 
and  upon  the  parade  to-day.  The  State  of  South  Carolina,  he  said,  was 
proud  to  have  been  so  ably  represented  at  Yorktown. 

Adjutant-General  Manigault  made  a  few  remarks,  in  which  he  alluded 
to  the  pleasure  which  it  had  afforded  him  to  have  the  Eutaw  flag  dis- 
played in  the  ranks  of  the  South  Carolina  troops  at  Yorktown. 

Colonel  Barbour,  with  the  staff  officers  of  the  First  Regiment  of  Con- 
necticut troops,  next  came  in  under  the  escort  of  General  Walker  and 
the  line  and  field  officers  of  the  Fourth  Brigade.  After  the  party  had 
been  introduced  all  round,  and  had  signed  their  names  in  the  armory 
register,  they  were  escorted  into  the  ante  room  and  again  wined. 

Captain  Marshall  introduced  Colonel  Barbour,  who,  being  loudly 
cheered,  responded  appropriately.  He  said :  This  distinguished  com- 
pliment, gentlemen,  is  only  in  keeping  with  the  very  lavish  and  warm- 
hearted hospitality  we  have  received  everywhere  in  Charleston.  We 
cannot  begin  to  express  the  gratification  that  every  member  of  the 
First  Regiment  and  of  the  Governor's  Guard,  whom  we  are  glad  to 
have  with  us,  feels  at  the  reception  you  have  given  us  in  Charleston. 
Yes,  gentlemen,  every  man,  woman,  and  child  in  Connecticut  is  proud 
of  it,  and  I  tell  you  that  this  is  something  that  will  last  beyond  our  life- 
time. It  will  go  down  into  history,  and  tend  to  renew  that  brotherly 
feeling  which  will,  I  know,  never  again  be  rudely  broken  asunder.  We 
thank  you  very  much  for  your  hospitality,  which  we  know  we  could 


l6o  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

not  begin  to  repay,  but  if  you  should  ever  come  to  Connecticut,  and  I 
hope  you  will,  we  will  at  least  do  our  best  to  give  you  a  welcome  which 
shall  be  as  warm  as  your  very  kind  welcome  to  us. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Colonel  Barbour's  remarks,  on  motion  of  Colonel 
Bruns,  three  square  South  Carolina  yells  were  given  for  the  Colonel  of 
the  First  Connecticut  Regiment.  These  were  followed  by  a  "  rocket " 
for  the  Colonel,  and  two  others  for  the  Surgeon  and  Chaplain  of  the 
regiment. 

As  a  good  joke  on  the  Connecticut  boys,  who  say  that  they  had  "  hot 
grease  "  to  eat  on  board  of  the  "  Charleston,"  a  member  of  the  W.  L.  I.  had 
struck  off  a  number  of  cards  bearing  the  words  :  "  One  Square  Meal — 
Hard  Tack — South  Carolina — Hot  Grease — Connecticut." 

AT   THE   MILITARY   HALL. 

The  officers  and  members  -of  Company  G,  C.  N.  G.,  who  had  been  as- 
signed for  entertainment  to  the  Washington  Artillery,  the  Lafayette 
Artillery,  and  the  Marion  Artillery,  were  escorted  after  the  review  to 
the  armories  of  the  Lafayette  Artillery  and  Marion  Artillery,  where  they 
left  their  guns  and  trappings.  They  were  then  taken  down  in  double 
couples  by  their  hosts  to  the  Military  hall,  where  a  handsome  dinner 
had  been  prepared  for  them.  The  hall  had  been  tastefully  decorated 
with  flags,  the.  front  window  being  covered  by  a  large  banner,  with  the 
motto  of  Connecticut,  "  Qui  Transtiilit  Sustinet"  over  which  were  a 
pair  of  clasped  hands  and  the  motto  of  the  State,  "  Animis  Opibusqite 
Parali." 

The  guests  were  warmly  welcomed  by  Captain  Whaley,  of  the  Marion 
Artillery,  Lieutenant  Riggs^of  the  Washington  Artillery,  and  Captain 
Mantoue.  of  the  Lafayette  Artillery.  The  dinner  passed  off  very  pleas- 
antly without  any  set  speeches.  After  dinner  Governor  Bigelow  and 
staff  came  in  escorted  by  General  Walker  and  staff,  and  the  Governor 
of  Connecticut  was  introduced  by  Major  A.  T.  Smythe.  The  Governor 
said  a  few  pleasant  words,  alluding  to  the  many  courtesies  he  had  re- 
ceived in  Charleston,  and  expressing  his  warmest  appreciation  of  the 
hospitality  of  the  Southern  people.  Colonel  Bruns  then  made  a  happy 
little  speech,  at  the  conclusion  of  which  the  Surgeon-General  said,  with 
exquisite  grace  of  manner  and  in  well-chosen  words,  that  he  had  been 
taken  care  of  so  well  in  Charleston  that  he  didn't  know  what  he  would 
do  with  himself  when  he  got  back  to  Connecticut. 

Captain  Lockwood,  of  the  Beaufort  Artillery,  who  was  present  as  a 
guest,  made  a  capital  speech,  stating  that  he  himself  had  been  a  farmer 
in  Connecticut  some  years  ago,  and  as  he  had  made  South  Carolina  his 
adopted  home  he  could  tell  his  brethren  of  Connecticut  that  the  Caro- 
linians were  a  mighty  nice  set  of  fellows.  Captain  Keeney,  of  Company 
G,  and  Lieutenants  Montgomery  and  Wetherell,  made  short  speeches, 


PALMETTO    GUARD CO.    H.  l6l 

in  which  they  expressed  their  appreciation  of  the  many  kindnesses  which 
had  been  shown  them.  Later  in  the  afternoon  the  party  were  escorted 
around  the  city,  visiting  other  armories  and  having  a  good  time  gener- 
ally. At  night  the  three  artillery  companies  above  mentioned  escorted 
their  guests  to  the  Mayor's  reception  at  the  Academy  of  Music. 

PALMETTO   GUARD   ARMORY. 

After  the  parade,  Company  H  of  the  Connecticut  regiment  was 
marched  down  King  street,  under  escort  of  the  Palmetto  Guard,  to  their 
armory  in  Hasel  street,  which  was  most  beautifully  decorated  in  honor 
of  the  occasion.  The  fluted  columns  of  the  portico  were  tastefully  en- 
twined with  evergreen,  and  over  the  door  was  the  inscription,  "  Wel- 
come. Connecticut."  The  interior  of  the  hall  presented  a  scene  of  rare 
beauty  and  taste.  Reaching  almost  entirely  across  the  hall  and  running 
parallel  with  the  walls  on  both  sides,  in  the  form  of  letter  E,  was  an  im- 
mense table  loaded  with  appetizing  viands,  and  adorned  by  a  lavish  dis- 
play of  the  richest  flowers  of  the  field  and  garden,  arranged  with 
exquisite  taste,  and  lending  to  the  scene  a  touch  of  enchantment. 
Hanging  over  the  stage  at  the  rear  of  the  hall  on  the  left  was  a  mam- 
moth United  States  flag,  and  on  the  right  the  State  ensign  spread  its 
graceful  folds.  Directly  in  front  of  the  stage,  and  at  the  head  of  the 
table,  was  a  large  palmetto  tree  about  twelve  feet  in  height,  at  the  base 
of  which,  upon  the  right,  was  placed  the  beautiful  silk  flag  presented  to 
the  Guards  at  the  Fort  Moultrie  celebration  in  1876  by  Mrs.  Elliott, 
and  known  as  the  "  Centennial  colors."  On  the  left  of  the  tree  stood 
the  Confederate  battle-flag  which  was  borne  through  the  battle  of 
Manassas  by  the  Second  South  Carolina  Regiment,  with  its  precious  folds 
faded  by  the  lapse  of  years,  and  torn  and  tattered  by  the  leaden  storm 
through  which  it  passed  with  glory,  now  more  than  twenty  years  ago. 
Standing  by  this  relic  of  the  times  that  tried  men's  souls  were  the  regular 
company  colors,  draped  with  black,  at  once  the  token  of  a  nation's  sor- 
row and  the  evidence  of  a  reunited  country.  Fastened  among  the 
branches  of  the  tree  was  a  sword  of  ancient  pattern  that  was  used  at  the 
siege  of  Fort  Moultrie,  when  Sergeant  Jasper  performed  his  undying 
feat  of  valor.  The  walls  of  the  armory  were  hung  with  cedar,  and 
around  the  pictures  were  woven  wreaths  of  long  gray  moss  and  fragrant 
flowers.  Stacks  of  guns  were  placed  against  the  walls,  and  in  their 
muzzles  were  placed  palmetto  branches  for  distribution  among  the 
strangers.  Rice  in  the  sheaf  and  cotton  in  the  stalk  were  also  stacked 
about  the  base  of  the  palmetto  tree  for  distribution.  The  feast  that  was 
spread  upon  the  tables  would  have  graced  a  royal  occasion,  and  was 
spread  with  all  the  taste  of  Tully,  the  well-known  caterer. 

At  3  o'clock  the  members  of  the  two  commands  and  the  invited 
guests  took  their  seats  around  the  festal  board,  where,  at  the  request  of 
21 


l62  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

Captain  Wylie,  the  Hon.  Henry  Buist  delivered  a  stirring  speech  of 
welcome  to  the  soldiers  of  Connecticut.  Standing  under  the  branches 
of  the  palmetto  tree,  upon  the  soil  of  the  Palmetto  State,  in  the  name 
of  the  Palmetto  Guard,  it  was  especially  gratifying  to  him  to  welcome 
the  strangers  to  the  old-time  metropolis  of  the  sea.  In  fighting  the 
battles  of  the  Revolution  and  in  achieving  the  original  independence  of 
America,  South  Carolina  and  Connecticut  stood  side  by  side,  and  to  the 
hearts  and  homes  of  South  Carolina  he  welcomed  the  Connecticut  sol- 
diers as  members  of  one  and  an  indivisible  republic. 

Concluding  his  address  of  welcome,  Mr.  Buist  said  :  "Tell  your  peo- 
ple when  you  return  to  your  homes  that  you  met  in  Palmetto  Hall,  under 
the  palmetto  tree,  a  company  of  Palmetto  boys  who  are  as  true  to  the 
government  now  as  they  were  true  to  fhe  government  at  Eutaw  Springs, 
at  King's  Mountain,  and  at  Bunker  Hill." 

Upon  the  conclusion  of  his  remarks,  which  were  frequently  inter- 
rupted by  the  wildest  applause,  the  Light  Guard  gave  Mr.  Buist  three 
cheers  at  the  call  of  Lieut.  Henry  Simon,  Jr.,  and  three  cheers  for  the 
Palmetto  Guard  at  the  call  of  Lieut.  John  W.  Crane. 

The  merits  of  the  feast  were  then  thoroughly  discussed,  and  after 
the  exchange  of  courtesies  between  the  two  commands  the  day  was 
brought  to  a  happy  close. 

THE   FREUNDSCHAFTSBUND    HALL 

doubtless  never  witnessed  a  more  memorable  and  historic  scene  than 
that  presented  at  the  entertainment  of  Company  A  of  the  Connecticut 
regiment  yesterday  afternoon.  It  cannot  be  photographed  on  paper — 
it  can  only  be  treasured  up  in  memory  and  simply  recorded  here  as  one 
of  the  grandest  triumphs  of  peace  amidst  "  the  pomp  and  circumstance 
of  glorious  war."  The  soldiers  were  there  in  uniform,  they  carried  the 
weapons  of  carnage  with  them,  and  they  came  from  the  two  sections  of 
the  country  so  recently  opposed  in  deadly  strife,  but  there  was  nothing 
in  their  association  but  fraternity,  peace,  and  reconciliation. 

Seated  at  the  head  of  the  immense  table  which  filled  the  entire  hall 
was  Captain  F.  W.  Wagener,  of  the  German  Artillery,  at  his  left  Capt. 
William  Westphal,  of  the  Connecticut  company,  and  around  them  the 
commissioned  officers  of  the  two  commands  and  of  the  German  Hus- 
sars. The  tables  were  spread  with  a  splendid  feast,  prepared  in  the  best 
style,  and  relieved  and  beautified  at  artistic  intervals  with  the  choicest 
flowers,  whose  fragrance  filled  the  hall  with  an  exquisite  odor. 

After  the  companies  were  seated,  Captain  Wagener  made  an  eloquent 
and  timely  speech  of  welcome  in  the  German  tongue,  which  was  enthu- 
siastically received  and  appropriately  responded  to  in  German  by  Cap- 
tain Westphal.  Other  speeches  were  made  by  Lieutenant  Simons  of  the 
German  Artillery,  Captain  Hesse  of  the  German  Hussars,  and  other 


GERMANIA C.    R.    B. CO.    K.  163 

members  of  the  two  commands.  Champagne  and  wine  of  the  choicest 
vintage  circulated  freely  around  the  board.  The  German  band,  sta- 
tioned on  the  large  stage,  discoursed  patriotic  music,  and  the  visitors 
joined  with  their  hosts  in  singing  the  German  national  hymn  with  fine 
effect.  The  whole  affair  passed  off  with  splendid  success  in  every 
detail. 

AT   THE   C.    R.    B.    ARMORY. 

The  pleasure  of  entertaining  Company  K  of  the  First  Connecticut 
Regiment  having:  devolved  upon  the  Carolina  Rifle  Battalion,  that  com- 
mand, after  the  dress  parade,  escorted  their  guests  to  their  armory  on 
Broad  street.  The  guests  had  already  been  made  to  feel  themselves  at 
home  at  the  battalion  headquarters,  and  were  therefore  promptly 
marched  into  the  armory  and  disarmed.  Having  done  this,  Captain  W. 
St.  J.  Jervey  in  a  few  appropriate  words  extended  another  hearty  wel- 
come to  the  guests,  to  which  Captain  Smith  of  Company  K  happily 
responded,  expressing  the  hope  that  the  Connecticut  soldiers  would 
some  day  have  the  pleasure  of  reciprocating  the  hospitalities  they  had 
received  at  Charleston,  as  heartily  as  they  reciprocated  the  good  wishes 
and  brotherly  love  with  which  they  had  been  received. 

The  battalion  then  gave  three  cheers  and  an  old-time  ex-rebel  "  tiger" 
for  their  guests,  in  response  to  which  the  Connecticut  soldiers  gave  one 
of  their  own  peculiar  Nutmeg  war-whoops.  This  is  done  in  the  follow- 
ing words:  "Three — times — three — K — compa — nee— rah — rah — rah — 
rah — rah — rah — rah — rah — rah."  The  effect  of  this  is  startling.  It  was 
considered  as  a  declaration  of  war,  and  turning  to  his  battalion,  Captain 
Jervey,  without  blanching,  but  in  tones  which  expressed  the  desperate 
situation,  and  the  resolve  to  do  or  die,  said  to  his  men  :  "  Comrades  the 
enemy  are  before  you.  You  know  what  is  expected  of  you.  You  have 
always  borne  a  high  character  for  a  fight,  a  frolic,  or  a  festival.  Now 
charge  them,  and  see  that  not  a  single  man  escapes  from  the  fate  that 
awaits  him." 

These  cheering  words  acted  as  an  inspiration.  A  charge  was  made, 
and  in  a  few  minutes  there  remained  nothing  but  a  few  turkey  bones, 
the  wreck  of  one  or  two  sandwiches,  a  few  pickles,  and  a  mere  odor  of 
champagne.  The  battle  ended,  the  soldiers  lingered  on  the  battle-field 
relating  their  experiences  in  past  campaigns.  During  the  afternoon 
the  visitors  were  entertained  with  some  capital  music  from  the  Battalion 
Glee  Club. 

AT   HIBERNIAN   HALL. 

Companies  B  and  D  were  entertained  at  the  Hibernian  Hall  by 
the  Charleston  Riflemen,  Irish  Volunteers,  Montgomery  Guards,  and 
Irish  Rifles.  The  banquet-room  was  tastefully  decorated  with  flags, 
prominent  among  which  were  the  National  ensign,  the  flag  of  Erin,  and 


164  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

the  Connecticut  and  South  Carolina  flags.  Five  long  tables  were  set, 
upon  which  were  spread  the  choicest  viands,  prepared  secundein  artem. 
The  two  visiting  companies,  headed  by  Colt's  Band,  and  accompanied 
by  their  hosts,  marched  into  the  room.  Col.  James  Armstrong  presided. 
On  his  right  was  seated  Rev.  P.  L.  Duffy,  and  on  his  left  Capt.  Patrick 
J.  Moran.  Lieut.  M.  Quinlivan  had  on  his  right  Capt.  Augustus  N.  Ben- 
nett. Capt.  J.  C.  R.  Taylor  had  on  his  right  Lieut.  J.  C.  Bingham. 
Capt.  J.  F.  Redding  had  on  his  right  Lieut.  Thomas  F.  Flanigan. 
Lieuts.  P.  H.  Smith  and  W.  E.  Allen  occupied  seats  on  the  right  of 
Lieuts.  D.  F.  Gleason  and  T.  J.  Kennedy.  The  Rev.  P.  L.  Duffy  asked 
a  blessing,  after  which  there  was  a  brisk  clatter  of  knives  and  forks. 

The  dinner  was  partaken  of  with  a  zest  known  only  to  soldiers. 
Champagne  and  other  fluids  came  next  in  order.  Col.  Armstrong  de- 
livered the  welcoming  address  in  a  most  feeling  manner.  His  remarks 
touched  a  tender  chord  in  every  breast.  He  told  them  that  it  would  re- 
quire the  golden  periods  of  a  Curran,  the  sublime  sentences  of  a  Pres- 
ton, the  transcendent  beauties  of  a  Webster  to  fittingly  convey  to  them 
the  gratification  felt  by  the  people  of  Charleston  at  having  as  their  guest 
the  citizen  soldiery  of  Connecticut.  He  spoke  of  the  Sunburst  of  Erin 
around  which  shone  the  bright  Stars  of  the  United  States ;  the  flags  of 
Connecticut  and  Carolina  joined  together  as  they  were  a  hundred  years 
ago  when  they  triumphantly  floated  above  the  valiant  men  who  rushed  to 
danger  and  to  death  in  tne  hallowed  cause  of  American  liberty ;  of  the 
Blue  and  the  Grey  mingling  as  lovingly  together  as  the  bright  waters  in 
the  far-famed  Vale  of  Avoca.  He  assured  the  guests  that  they  were 
not  strangers  in  a  strange  place.  The  same  patriotic  impulse  throbbed 
in  the  breast  of  all  assembled.  Where  there  was  a  joining  of  hands 
there  was  also  a  union  of  hearts.  He  told  them  they  marched  side  by 
side ;  with  the  soldiers  of  Carolina;  that  above  the  column  waved  the 
flag  of  our  common  country,  whose  bright  stars  reflected  the  greatness 
and  glory  of  a  united  people,  and  that  every  step  kept  time  to  the  music 
of  the  Union.  He  complimented  the  two  companies  on  their  handsome 
appearance  and  gentlemanly  deportment ;  told  them  that  the  recollection 
of  this  visit  would  linger  long  and  lovingly  in  memory,  and  in  conclu- 
sion expressed  the  hope  that  they  would  make  themselves  perfectly  at 
home  and  forget  that  they  were  abroad. 

Captain  Bennett  was  then  called  upon,  and  made  a  most  graceful  allu- 
sion to  Carolina's  hospitality,  spoke  in  elegant  terms  of  her  martial  re- 
nown in  the  war  of  the  Revolution,  of  the  fame  of  her  orators,  the 
beauty,  grace,  and  culture  of  her  women.  Assured  those  present  that 
the  kind  attentions  so  freely  bestowed  upon  the  Connecticut  soldiers 
would  never  be  forgotten.  He  spoke  of  Col.  Armstrong's  address  in 
the  highest  terms  of  praise,  and  proposed  three  cheers  for  that  gentle- 
man, which  were  given  with  a  will.  Capt.  Bennett's  remarks  were  hap- 
pily conceived  and  admirably  expressed. 


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Ca.pt.  Moran  had  to  leave  the  hall  and  go  to  the  steamship  "Charleston  " 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  removal  of  his  company,  greatly  to  the 
regret  of  all,  for  they  were  most  anxious  to  hear  from  that  gallant  sol- 
dier. Lieut.  Flanigan,  however,  took  his  place  and  spoke  with  the 
warmth  and  ardor  of  a  true  Irishman.  His  handsome  face  and  genial 
manners  captured  the  hearts  of  his  Charleston  friends.  His  tribute  to 
the  Palmetto  state,  couched  in  beautiful  language,  was  loudly  applauded 
by  the  guests. 

At  this  sta^e  in  the  proceedings  Right  Reverend  Bishop  Lynch  entered 
the  room,  and  was  most  vociferously  cheered.  He  responded  in  forci- 
ble and  impressive  terms,  and  aroused  the  enthusiasm  of  the  guests  as 
he  spoke  of  their  happy  homes,  and  of  his  friends  in  that  section.  His 
remarks  abounded  in  patriotic  sentiments,  which  went  home  to  every 
heart. 

Capts.  Redding  and  Taylor,  Alderman  Sweegan,  Lieut.  McHugh, 
Lieut.  P.  H.  Smith  of  Company  B,  and  other  gentlemen,  responded  to 
complimentary  calls  in  happy,  fitting  words,  which  added  no  little  to  the 
interest  of  the  occasion. 

During  the  entertainment  Colt's  Band  discoursed  the  choicest  music. 
This  talented  corps  of  musicians  were  most  obliging,  and  received,  as 
they  well  deserved,  loud  applause. 

Several  members  of  Companies  B  and  D  sang  sweet  songs.  The 
entertainment  was  kept  up  until  dark,  when  the  guests  were  escorted  to 
the  Academy  of  Music.  After  the  exercises  at  the  Academy  they  re- 
turned to  the  Hibernian  Hall,  and  spent  several  hours  most  pleasantly. 

AT  THE  FUSILIERS'  ARMORY.- 

The  decorations  at  the  armory  of  the  Fusiliers,  who  were  charged 
with  the  entertainment  of  Company  E,  were  as  handsome  as  they  were 
elaborate.  Festoons  and  wreaths  of  moss,  ivy,  cedar,  and  laurel  deco- 
rated the  pale  blue  walls  of  the  armory,  and  made  a  delightful  contrast. 
A  portrait  of  the  late  President  Garfield  was  artistically  framed  in  lau- 
rel leaves  and  draped  in  crape.  The  stage  at  the  east  end  of  the  hall 
was  covered  with  a  bed  of  moss  and  palmetto  leaves,  while  vases  of 
fresh  and  fragrant  flowers  were  placed  in  various  positions  around  the 
room,  converting  the  room  into  a  perfect  bower  of  floral  wealth.  After 
the  parade  a  bouquet  of  choice  flowers  was  presented  to  each  one  of  the 
visiting  soldiers  and  attached  to  the  spike  at  the  top  of  his  helmet. 
The  guests  were  escorted  to  the  armory  after  the  parade,  and  after  be- 
ing welcomed  by  Captain  Schachte  were  invited  to  dinner,  which  was 
served  hot  in  the  armory.  After  that,  champagne,  cigars,  and  speech- 
making  followed,  and  the  armory  was  made  to  resound  with  the  sounds 
of  mirth  and  revelry. 


l66  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

THE    REGIMENTAL    STAFF. 

After  the  parade  and  review  at  the  green,  Brig.-General  Walker  and 
staff,  and  the  field  and  staff  officers  of  the  Fourth  Brigade,  escorted 
Colonel  Barbour  and  the  field  and  staff  officers  of  the  First  Connecticut 
regiment  to  the  Military  Hall,  where  a  handsome  dinner  had  been  laid 
fnr  their  entertainment.  General  Walker  presided  at  the  table,  and  Colo- 
nel Barbour  was  seated  on  his  right  hand.  The  entertainment  was 
made  pleasantly  informal,  and  there  was  no  set  speaking.  A  lively 
cross-fire  of  jest  and  friendly  conversation  was  kept  up,  Colonel  Mor- 
gan being  the  life  of  the  lower  end  of  the  table  over  which  Colonel 
Bruns  presided.  After  dinner,  General  Walker  announced  that  they 
would  not  have  any  speeches  there,  but  would  take  their  guests  round 
in  carriages  to  the  several  armories  and  give  them  a  chance  to  make  a 
speech  at  each  place. 

Just  as  the  party  were  retiring  from  the  hall,  Governor  Bigelow,  Mr. 
C.  A.  Jewell,  Secretary  of  State  Searls,  Mr.  Tyler,  Mr.  H.  T.  Sperry, 
Mr.  J.  G.  Rathbun,  Quartermaster-General  Harbison,  Judge  Harrison, 
Mr.  Stanton,  Comptroller  Batcheller,  accompanied  by  Congressman 
Dibble,  Judge  Bryan,  State  Senators  Izlar  and  Moore,  and  others,  came 
into  the  hall  and  were  cordially  received.  Governor  Bigelow  said  that 
he  had  made  a  speech  the  night  before  which  had  been  pronounced  the 
most  effective  speech  he  had  ever  made  in  his  life.  It  was  remarkable 
for  its  brevity,  and  he  would  take  the  liberty  of  repeating  it.  He  had 
simply  said  :  "  I  am  glad  I  came ! "  General  Walker,  who  was  standing 
near  by.  quickly  said, ."  Governor,  I  think  we  may  add  for  South  Caro- 
lina in  terms  equally  as  brief  that  we  are  sorry  you  are  going."  The 
party  then  drove  off  in  carriages  to  visit  the  several  armories  in  the  city. 

THE  GOVERNOR'S  RECEPTION. 

After  the  parade  yesterday  morning  Governor  Bigelow  and  staff, 
Mayor  Bulkeley  and  the  officers  of  the  First  Connecticut,  were  enter- 
tained by  Governor  Hagood  at  the  Charleston  Hotel,  in  the  ladies'  ordi- 
nary. The  tables  were  laid  out  with  charming  taste,  an  exquisite  bou- 
quet of  fragrant  flowers  being  prepared  for  each  guest.  After  the 
^luncheon  Governor  Hagood  arose  and  said:  It  gives  me  a  pleasure, 
gentlemen,  which  I  desire  to  express,  and  which  all  of  us  who  are  South 
Carolinians  share,  to  meet  at  this  board  our  distinguished  guests,  com- 
ing as  they  do  from  one  of  the  "  Old  Thirteen  "  states  in  this  centennial 
year,  and  representing  the  civil  and  political  worth  of  their  State,  as 
well  as  her  military  array.  We  extend  to  them  a  cordial  Southern  wel- 
come. I  give  you  "  The  State  of  Connecticut "  and  the  health  of  her 
governor,  Governor  Bigelow. 

This  terse   and   complete  little  address   was  received  with  rousing 


GOV.  HAGOOD'S  RECEPTION.  167 

cheers,  and  Governor  Bigelow,  in  response,  said  that  he  had  heard  a 
great  deal  about  South  Carolina  and  Southern  troops  lately,  but  it  had 
not  entered  into  his  heart  to  conceive  that  there  could  be  anywhere  so 
thorough  and  cordially  heartfelt  kindness  and  welcome  as  Connecticut 
had  met  with  in  Charleston,  from  the  very  moment  that  her  soldiers 
planted  their  feet  on  the  wharves  in  this  city.  He  hailed  it  as  a  good 
omen  of  that  cordial  feeling  and  union  which  ought  to  exist,  and  he  be- 
lieved did  exist,  between  the  State  he  represented  and  the  State  of  South 
Carolina,  and  he  only  hoped  that  his  State  would  have  an  opportunity 
to  return  South  Carolina's  kindness. 

Mr.  Barbour  was  next  called  out  and  made  a  brilliant  speech,  invok- 
ing in  conclusion  the  blessing  of  the  Almighty  on  these  Southerners 
who  had,  with  their  hearts  in  their  hands,  met  their  former  opponents 
and  proved  to  them  that  this  was  indeed  one  country  and  one  people. 

This  speech  made  a  profound  impression,  as  much  by  the  grace  and 
fire  of  the  speaker  as  by  the  intense  sincerity,  the  intense  affection,  of 
his  words. 

After  passing  an  hour  or  so  in  pleasant  talk  the  party  separated  with 
the  universal  verdict  that  "  the  Governor's  reception  was  a  magnificent 
success." 

AT   THE    CUSTOM-HOUSE. 

The  federal  officials  in  Charleston  united  with  the  citizens  in  enter- 
taining the  visitors  from  Connecticut,  and  a  reception  was  held  in  the 
collector's  office  at  the  Custom-House  at  3  o'clock  yesterday.  Among 
those  present  were  Collector  Baldwin,  Deputy-Collector  Jennison, 
Postmaster  Taft,  U.  S.  Marshal  Blythe,  Ex-Mayor  Cunningham,  Judge 
Bryan,  Congressman  Dibble,  State  Senator  Smythe,  Major  D.  T.  Cor- 
bin,  Governor  Bigelow  and  Staff,  and  many  of  the  State  officers,  to- 
gether with  a  number  of  the  Citizens'  reception  committee.  A  light 
champagne  lunch  was  spread,  and  stirring  and  patriotic  addresses  were 
delivered  by  Judge  Bryan,  Mr.  Sperry,  Col.  Jos.  W.  Barnwell  (who  re- 
plied to  the  toast  to  Governor  Hagood),  General  Ford,  Postmaster  Taft, 
Mayor  Bulkeley,  Major  Corbin,  General  Harbison,  and  others.  The 
health  of  the  President  of  the  United  States  was  offered  and  cordially 
pledged. 

Governor  Hagood,  who  was  unavoidably  absent,  was  represented  by 
Adjutant-General  Manigault  and'  a  number  of  his  personal  staff.  A 
toast  to  the  Press  brought  out  Mr.  H.  T.  Sperry  of  the  Hartford  "Post," 
who  said  that  he  knew  he  was  not  a  speech-maker,  and  that  he  had, 
therefore,  prepared  and  studied  a  speech  to  be  delivered  during  the  trip, 
but  that  he  did  not  intend  to  give  it  away  on  any  such  occasion  as  this. 
He  intended  to  reserve  it  for  a  big  occasion  when  all  the  reporters 
would  be  present,  and  it  would  be  sure  to  get  in  the  newspapers.  After 
a  pleasant  interchange  of  courtesies  the  company  separated,  the  guests 
to  visit  other  scenes  and  fulfil  other  engagements. 


1 68  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 


THE   DINERS-OUT. 

Governor  Bigelow,  Ex-Governor  Jewell,  Judge  Harrison,  the  Hon.  N. 
D.  Sperry,  Mr.  H.  T.  Sperry  of  the  Hartford  "  Post,"  and  the  Hon. 
Chas.  A.  Jewell,  dined  with  Postmaster  Taft  at  his  residence  in  Rutledge 
street,  at  6  o'clock  last  evening. 

INCIDENTS   AND    ACCIDENTS. 

The  members  of  the  Montgomery  Guards  wore  crape  on  their  sleeves 
in  the  parade  yesterday,  in  respect  to  the  memory  of  their  late  orderly, 
James  D.  Turner. 

Mr.  Wm.  Pringle,  a  member  of  the  Light  Dragoons,  had  the  misfor- 
tune yesterday  to  be  mounted  on  a  "bucking  horse."  The  animal 
started  to  "  buck  "  in  Meeting  street,  opposite  the  Charleston  Hotel,  and 
although  his  rider  stuck  in  the  saddle  for  some  time,  he  was  finally 
thrown  to  the  ground.  Mr.  Pringle  was  carried  into  Perry's  book-store, 
where  it  was  found  that,  although  stunned  by  the  fall,  he  was  not 
seriously  injured,  and  soon  recovered. 

Mr.  F.  F.  Chapeau  of  the  Light  Dragoons  was  also  thrown  from  his 
horse,  near  the  Battery. 

At  Pregnal's  ship-yard  a  new  flagstaff,  ninety-one  feet  in  height,  was 
erected,  and  the  National  colors  displayed  in  honor  of  Charleston's 
guests. 

When  the  head  of  the  Connecticut  regiment  debouched  from  Market 
into  Meeting  street,  the  band  played  a  medley  composed  of  "  Dixie  " 
and  "  Rally  Round  the  Flag,  Boys." 

Mr.  J.  G.  Rathbun,  the  historian  and  brigade-corporal  of  the  First 
Connecticut,  marched  on  the  left  of  the  column  yesterday,  with  note- 
book and  pencil  slung  across  his  shoulders. 

A  dispatch  was  received  yesterday  from  Mr.  B.  P.  Chatfield,  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Aiken  Hotel,  inviting  Governor  Bigelow  and  his  staff  to 
breakfast  with  him  on  their  way  to  Atlanta. 

After  the  parade  a  number  of  the  Irish  Volunteers  and  their  guests, 
Company  D,  First  Connecticut  National  Guard,  paid  a  visit  to  Captain 
O'Neill,  of  the  Volunteers,  who  has  been  confined  to  his  house  by  ill- 
ness for  some  weeks. 

Many  of  the  vessels  in  port  displayed  their  bunting  yesterday  in  honor 
of  Charleston's  guests. 

Mr.  A.  McCobb,  Jr.,  presented  the  Connecticut  troops  yesterday  with 
a  three-hundred-pound  shell  which  had  been  thrown  into  the  city  dur- 
ing the  siege  of  Charleston  by  General  Gilmore's  battery  on  Morris 
Island.  He  told  the  Colonel  of  the  regiment  that  the  people  of  Charles- 
ton had  got  through  with  it,  and  that  as  they  had  left  it  here  they  were 
welcome  to  it.  It  is  understood  that  the  regiment  will  take  the  shell 
home  with  them  as  a  memento  of  their  trip. 


ET    CETERA.  169 

Gen.  Walker  said  yesterday  that  the  dress  parade  of  the  Connecticut 
troops  was  a  finer  parade  than  had  been  held  on  the  Citadel  green  for 
many  long  years,  and  was  better  even  than  any  of  the  parades  of  the 
Regular  United  States  Army  troops  which  had  been  held  in  Charleston. 

Much  of  the  success  attending  the  entertainment  in  the  Freund- 
shaftsbund  Hall  yesterday  was  due  to  the  excellent  taste  and  manage- 
ment of  Mrs.  Stelges. 

Dr.  H.  G.  Howe,  assistant-surgeon  of  the  Connecticut  regiment,  in 
passing  a  hatchway  on  board  the  steamer  "  Charleston,"  on  Sunday, 
slipped  and  sprained  his  ankle  so  severely  that  he  has  to  go  on  crutches. 
His  patriotism  is  of  the  invincible  kind,  however,  and  he  was  present  at 
the  grand  review  yesterday. 

Governor  Hagood  rode  his  mare  Minnie  in  the  parade  yesterday. 
She  attracted  the  attention  of  every  one,  and  was  highly  complimented ' 
by  the  Connecticut  officers — a  compliment  which,  it  is  said,  the   Gov- 
ernor would  more  highly  appreciate  than  one  to  himself. 

When  the  Connecticut  troops  passed  Kohn,  Furchgott  &  Benedict's 
store,  in  King  street,  yesterday,  hundreds  of  palmetto  fans  were  showered 
down  upon  them  by  the  ladies  in  this  establishment.  It  was  a  thought- 
ful act,  and  was  greeted  with  rounds  of  cheers  by  the  soldiers. 

It  is  a  notable  fact  that  almost  the  first  act  of  our  Connecticut  visi- 
tors on  arriving  in  Charleston  was  to  secede  from  the  steamer  that 
brought  them  to  this  port. 

Lieut.  H.  H.  Riggs,  of  the  Washington  Artillery,  displayed  very  fine 
horsemanship  on  the  parade  yesterday. 

Lieut.  W.  H.  Lockwood,  of  the  Beaufort  Artillery,  was  in  the  city 
yesterday,  and  by  invitation  served  as  aide  on  the  staff  of  Captain  Man- 
toue,  commanding  the  First  Regiment  of  Artillery. 

A  very  neat  little  device  was  adopted  by  the  Palmetto  Guard  yester- 
day to  keep  the  liquors  from  getting  mixed.  The  decanters  containing 
brandy  were  tied  with  a  blue  ribbon  and  those  containing  wine  with  red 
ribbon. 

When  the  parade  halted  in  King  street  yesterday,  the  Connecticut 
band  played  some  beautiful  music  in  front  of  the  Washington  Light  In- 
fantry armory. 

The  Connecticut  soldiers  saluted  each  of  the  armories  in  King  street, 
on  the  parade. 

The  scene  in  the  bend  of  King  street  yesterday,  when  the  troops 
passed  in  parade,  beggared  all  description,  and  the  enthusiasm  of  the 
populace  was  uncontrollable.  Every  window  and  door  was  filled  with 
fair  faces,  who  waved  such  a  welcome  as  no  people  have  ever  before  re- 
ceived in  the  City  by  the  Sea. 

One  of  the  most  noticeable  features  about  the  City  Hall  decorations 
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I7O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

is  the  portrait  of  President  Garfield  hanging  over  the  front  entrance  to 
the  building,  framed  in  crape. 

Wilson  sent  twenty  barrels  of  provisions  to  the  South  Carolina  rail- 
road depot  last  night,  for  the  Connecticut  troops. 

Among  the  officers  of  Company  H,  of  the  Connecticut  regiment,  at  the 
Palmetto  Guard  Armory  yesterday,  was  Lieutenant  Crane,  who  saw  ser- 
vice during  the  war  in  the  famous  jgih  New  York  Highlanders.  He 
was  stationed  on  the  Carolina  coast  during  the  war.  On  Sunday  he 
met  in  this  city  Mr.  James  Campbell,  who  was  a  lieutenant  in  the 
Charleston  Battalion,  or  Union  Light  Infantry,  during  the  war.  (Since 
Colonel).  A  little  questioning  on  both  sides  soon  brought  out  the  fact 
that  the  two  had  met  before,  on  June  8,  1862,  on  James  Island,  and  ex- 
changed shots.  Crane  fired  a  number  of  shots  at  Campbell,  who  gave 
him  as  good  as  he  sent,  but  fortunately  neither  was  struck.  Crane  says 
that  there  never  was  a  braver  man  than  Campbell,  who  would  no  doubt 
return  the  compliment.  It  was  their  intention  to  go  over  to  James 
Island  yesterday  afternoon  to  visit  the  graves  of  their  comrades  who  fell 
in  battle  and  were  buried  there. 

One  of  the  most  tasty  badges  worn  by  any  of  the  companies  yesterday 
was  that  of  the  Lafayette  Artillery,  which  was  printed  in  red  ink  at 
"  The  News  and  Courier"  job  office,  on  heavy  white  satin  ribbon.  The 
badge  was  designed  by  Sergeant  Cadie,  of  the  company,  and  the  cut 
was  engraved  by  Mr.  William  Fischer.  The  cut  represented  the  South 
Carolina  and  Connecticut  flags  crossed,  each  bearing  the  coat  of  arms 
of  the  different  States,  and  the  badge  contained  the  inscription  :  "Wel- 
come Company  G,  First  Regiment  Connecticut  N.  G.  By  the  Lafayette 
Artillery,  Charleston,  S.  C."  Above  the  two  flags  were  the  figures 
"  1781  "  and  below  them  the  figures  "  1881."  Another  badge  with  the 
same  cut  was  printed  for  the  guests,  containing  the  words,  "  Welcome, 
sons  of  Connecticut." 


MONDAY — CONCLUDED. 

How  we  looked  by  Gas  light. 
THE  MAYOR'S  RECEPTION. 

A  BRILLIANT  SCENE  AT  THE  ACADEMY  OF  MUSIC — SPEECHES  OF 
WELCOME  AND  RESPONSE  —  STIRRING  INCIDENTS  —  A  FITTING 
FINALE. 

The  entertainment  at  the  Academy  of  Music  in  the  evening  was  a 
fitting  close  to  the  patriotic  demonstrations  of  the  day,  and  in  every  way 
sustained  the  proud  reputation  of  our  city  for  chivalrous  hospitality  to 
strangers.  The  house  presented  a  scene  of  gorgeous  beauty  and  at- 
tractiveness, and  was  filled  by  one  of  the  largest  and  most  brilliant 
audiences  ever  assembled  in  this  city. 

The  military  occupied  the  orchestra  circle  and  parquette,  and  the 
family  circle,  galleries,  and  private  boxes  were  filled  by  private  citizens, 
representing  the  beauty,  wealth,  and  intelligence  of  Charleston  and  the 
South.  Even  "  Mount  Rascal"  was  graced  by  bright  eyes,  and  looked 
more  attractive  for  being  better.  Stirring  music  was  furnished  by  the 
old  Eutaw  band,  and  all  went  merry  as  a  marriage  bell. 

The  theatre  was  very  handsomely  decorated.  High  over  the  front  of 
the  stage  the  national  colors  were  displayed  in  graceful  folds,  supported 
on  either  side  by  the  Connecticut  and  South  Carolina  State  flags.  Over 
the  arch,  at  the  rear  of  the  stage,  was  an  arch  of  gas-jets,  bringing  out  the 
words  "  Welcome,  Connecticut,"  each  end  of  the  arch  being  ornamented 
with  a  star.  On  the  right  of  the  stage,  suspended  directly  over  the  heads 
of  the  distinguished  guests  of  the  evening,  were  two  shields  of  gas-jets, 
one  bearing  the  name  of  "  Bigelow,"  and  the  other  the  name  of 
"  Hagood."  On  either  side  of  the  stage  stood  a  large  palmetto  tree, 
and  two  pedestals  garlanded  with  flowers,  and  each  surmounted  by  a 
large  bouquet  of  the  richest  floral  treasures.  The  columns  supporting 
the  lower  gallery  were  twined  about  with  evergreens  and  roses,  and  the 
lower  edge  of  this  gallery,  making  the  circuit  of  the  hall,  was  festooned 
with  evergreens,  the  whole  being  relieved  at  artistic  intervals  with  min- 
iature United  States  flags.  The  front  of  the  upper  gallery  was  festooned 
with  the  flags  of  all  nations,  the  Connecticut,  South  Carolina,  and 
United  States  flags  being  brought  out  in  a  conspicuous  light,  and  blend- 
ing their  colors  in  fraternal  harmony. 

The  stage  was  filled  by  chairs,  which   were   o'ccupied  by  Governor 


1/2  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Bigelovv  of  Connecticut  and  staff,  Colonel  Barbour  and  staff,  the  cap- 
tains of  the  Connecticut  companies,  Governor  Hagood  of  South  Caroli- 
na and  staff,  General  Walker  and  staff,  General  Manigault,  Regimental 
commanders  and  staffs,  and  captains  of  companies  of  the  South  Caro- 
lina troops,  the  foreign  consuls  at  this  port,  Mayor  Courtenay,  and 
members  of  the  City  Council,  Ex-Governor  Jewell  of  Connecticut, 
Lieutenant-Governor  Bulkeley,  Mayor  Bulkeley,  Comptroller  Batchel- 
ler,  Secretary  of  State  Searls,  Rev.  James  W.  Cooper,  Chaplain  of  the 
Connecticut  regiment,  Judge  George  S.  Bryan,  of  the  United  States 
District  Court,  General  Izlar  of  Orangeburg,  Collector  Baldwin,  the 
Rev.  E.  T.  Hooker,  and  many  other  prominent  persons. 

When  Governor  Bigelow  appeared  upon  the  stage  under  the  escort  of 
Mayor  Courtenay  he  was  greeted  with  deafening  cheers,  which  were 
repeated  when  Governor  Hagood  came  to  the  front.  Governor  Bigelow 
was  seated  on  the  left  of  Mayor  Courtenay,  who  acted  as  chairman  of 
the  meeting,  and  Governor  Hagood  on  his  right.  These  three  were 
the  central  figures  of  the  array  of  distinguished  guests  and  citizens.  The 
exercises  were  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Rev.  James  W.  Cooper, 
Chaplain  of  the  First  Connecticut  Regiment,  who  offered  a  fervent  peti- 
tion for  the  divine  blessing  upon  a  united  country  and  upon  the  States 
once  more  living  in  harmony  together,  bound  by  the  same  ties,  and  moved 
by  the  same  purposes.  Upon  the  conclusion  of  the  prayer,  which  found 
a  response  in  every  heart,  Mayor  Courtenay  made  the  address  of  wel- 
come. 

MAYOR  COURTENAY'S  REMARKS. 

Ladies  and  gentlemen  :  My  words  will  be  few  to-night,  but  I  should 
not  represent  old  Charleston  as  her  heart  now  beats  if  they  were  not 
spoken  in  the  warmest  spirit  of  welcome. 

This  grand  occasion  suggests  a  thought.  A  1'ttle  more  than  six  years 
ago  the  first  of  the  Revolutionary  centennials  occurred,  and  was  cele- 
brated on  the  soil  of  a  distant  State.  The  flag  of  South  Carolina  was 
borne  a  thousand  miles  then  that  the  old  Palmetto  State  should  be  rep- 
resented. 

Is  it  too  much  to  say  that  the  faith  in  and  the  love  for  the  Union 
our  fathers  founded,  which  carried  those  sixty  young  Carolinians  to 
Bunker  Hill  from  this  city  in  1875,  accounts  for  the  presence  of  six 
hundred  New  Englanders  who  are  with  us  to-day  ?  Inspiriting  as  are 
the  thoughts  which  grow  out  of  these  fraternal  meetings,  there  is  a 
higher  sentiment  developed  in  the  consciousness  that  we  are  citizens  of 
a  common  Republic,  whose  domain  is  a  continent,  and  whose  mission  is 
to  illustrate  on  a  grand  scale  that  theory  of  self-government  which  was 
proclaimed  in  Philadelphia  on  the  4th  of  July,  1776. 

Let  us  turn  aside  then  from  the  trifling  and  debasing  political  issues 
which  agitate  from  time  to  time  the  country,  and,  rising  to  the  height  of 


HON.   JOHNSON    HAGOOD, 

GOVERNOR  OF  SOUTH  CAROLINA. 


Engraved  for  S.  S.  SCRANTON  &  Go's  book, 
"  PUBLIC  MEN  OF  TO-DAY." 


SPEECHES    OF    WELCOME.  1/3 

our  great  privileges  as  citizens,  see  to  it  "that  our  great  Union  shall 
grow  even  more  and  more  in  wisdom,  power,  and  splendor  in  the  years 
to  come,  and  that  this  western  world  of  civil  liberty  shall  remain  to  those 
who  are  to  come  after  us." 

To  all  our  guests,  from  the  distinguished  Governor  of  Connecticut 
down  to  the  worthy  privates  in  the  ranks  of  your  soldiery,  I  say 
gratefully  and  heartily,  welcome  to  the  City  by  the  Sea. 

My  friends,  it  is  our  good  fortune  to  have  with  us  this  evening  the 
Executive  of  South  Carolina,  who  commands  at  all  times  our  respect 
and  affection,  and  who  is  here  especially  to  extend  to  the  sons  of  Con- 
necticut a  welcome  on  behalf  of  the  people  of  the  State.  I  take  great 
pleasure  in  introducing  Governor  Hagood. 

Governor  Hagood's  name  elicited  long  and  loud  rounds  of  applause, 
and  it  was  some  moments  before  he  could  be  heard. 

GOVERNOR  HAGOOD'S  REMARKS. 

It  is  always  a  pleasure  to  me,  fellow-citizens  of  Charleston,  when  my 
good  fortune  leads  me  to  your  ancient  city.  With  it  come  always  per- 
sonal memories  and  associations  with  which  I  would  not  lightly  part, 
and  within  its  limits  have  been  enacted  much  that  makes  up  the  name 
and  fame  of  South  Carolina. 

In  the  future,  as  in  the  past,  the  welfare  of  the  State  is  indissolubly 
connected  with  the  prosperity  of  her  metropolis,  and  her  wisest  policy 
will  be  found  in  fostering  the  commerce  and  promoting  the  development 
of  her  City  by  the  Sea. 

But  I  am  here  to-night  for  another  purpose  than  to  speak  of  these 
things.  You  are  again  in  the  exercise  of  your  wonted  hospitality,  and  I 
have  come,  not  to  aid  that  which  never  yet  has  needed  assistance,  but 
to  add  to  your  own  the  welcome  of  the  State  to  your  distinguished 
guests.  They  come  from  a  State  renowned  in  arts  and  in  arms.  They 
represent  her  civic  and  municipal  dignities,  and  in  the  admirable  drill 
and  martial  display  which  they  have  given  us  they  show  that  their 
mother  State  gives  now  the  same  attention  to  the  preparation  of  her 
citizens  for  the  stern  duties  of  war  that  she  has  always  given  to  their 
education  for  the  pursuits  of  peace. 

It  is  an  exhibition  which,  if  it  leads  in  its  result  to  a  generous  rivalry, 
will  make  their  visit  an  era  to  be  remembered  in  our  history.  Gentle- 
men of  Connecticut,  South  Carolina  bids  you  welcome. 

I  have  now  the  honor  to  present  one  who  worthily  wears  the  mantle 
of  his  distinguished  predecessors  in  the  highest  office  of  the  State  whose 
sons  are  our  guests.  I  present  the  Governor  of  the  time-honored  Com- 
monwealth of  Connecticut — Governor  Bigelow. 

Governor  Bigelow  rose  to  speak,  but  as  he  stepped  forward  the  band 
struck  up  "  Yankee  Doodle,"  and  he  was  compelled  to  desist  until  that 
famous  tune  was  finished. 


1/4  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

GOVERNOR   BIGELOW'S    REMARKS. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen :  I  thank  you  sincerely  for  the  kind  words 
which  you  have  spoken  for  Connecticut.  South  Carolina  and  Con- 
necticut had  a  common  origin.  Simple  planters  and  plain  farmers  in 
the  seventeenth  century,  they  sought  on  the  western  shores  of  the  At- 
lantic a  happy  home  for  their  families  and  their  descendants.  Nearly 
all  the  wealth  of  the  early  settlers  was  won  by  hard  labor  and  untiring 
industry.  The  people  were  poor,  industrious,  and  happy,  and  the  com- 
mon liberty  built  up  and  commemorated  in  that  celebration  at  Yorktown 
last  week  brought  South  Carolina  and  Connecticut  in  that  common 
sympathy  which  I  am  sure  will  now  endure  as  long  as  this  country 
lives.  [Loud  cheering.]  The  glorious  patriotism  displayed,  from 
Fort  Moultrie  to  Groton  Heights,  is  a  common  heritage  to  us  forever. 
[Cheers.]  What  both  States  now  need  is  a  simple  and  economical 
form  of  government,  and  that  protection  which  the  law  can  give  to  every 
individual.  There  is  one  thing  that  is  beyond  all  question.  The  State 
of  Connecticut  will  ever  cherish  the  State  of  South  Carolina  in  the  sis- 
terhood of  States,  and  will  never  forget  the  brotherhood  of  the  men  of 
South  Carolina.  [Loud  cheering.]  The  people  of  Charleston  and 
South  Carolina  have  given  us  a  warm  and  hearty  welcome.  I  do  not 
know  what  could  have  been  done  which  has  not  been  done  to  make  our 
visit  here  with  you  one  of  unalloyed  pleasure.  [Applause.]  I  only 
hope  that  the  time  is  not  far  distant  that  we  may  receive  a  delegation 
from  South  Carolina  in  Connecticut,  that  we  may  upon  our  own  soil  re- 
ciprocate the  many  kindnesses  we  have  on  this  visit  received  at  your 
hands.  [Loud  applause.] 

ADDRESS    OF   MAJOR   G.    LAMB   BUIST. 

In  continuing  the  address  of  welcome  to  our  visitors  from  Connecti- 
cut, I  would  hold  out  the  right  hand  of  fellowship  with  a  cordial  grasp, 
and  say,  we  are  indeed  glad  to  meet  you  here. 

We  are  members  of  one  'grand  Republic,  speaking  the  same  lan- 
guage, and  living  under  the  same  institutions  and  laws.  We  have  the 
same  memories,  and  whoever  was  great  and  illustrious  in  our  past  his- 
tory is  revered  by  us  alike.  We  have  in  common  the  undying  memories 
of  Webster  and  Calhoun,  of  Jefferson  and  Adams,  of  Hancock  and  of 
Marshall,  of  Green,  Warren,  and  Washington,  of  Ethan  Allen  and 
Roger  Sherman,  and  Col.  William  Ledyard.  Their  glories  and  achieve- 
ments reflect  lustre  on  the  entire  nation.  Our  past  history  is  our  joint 
inheritance,  and  our  individual  pride. 

If  the  past  unites  us,  how  much  more  should  the  present  receive  our 
earnest  cooperation,  and  our  hopes  for  the  future  be  links  in  the  chain 
of  affection  which  will  closely  bind  us  to  each  other.  The  prosperity  of 
one  part  of  our  country  inures  to  the  benefit  of  all. 


EX-GOV.   JEWELL.  1/5 

The  lesson  of  the  past  is,  that  America  has  a  brilliant  future  before 
her.  She  is  still  to  attain  more  noble  results  for  the  glory  and  benefit 
of  mankind.  She  has  already  peculiarly  become  the  guardian  spirit  of 
the  cause  of  religious  and  civil  liberty,  of  enlightened  education,  and  free 
speech,  and  all  that  entered  into  the  constitution  of  a  benignant  govern- 
ment "  by  the  people  and  for  the  people." 

As  citizens  of  a  State  which  has  founded  and  nourished  among  its 
institutions  a  college  which  has  for  so  many  years  gained  and  deserved 
a  world-wide  reputation,  and  under  whose  learned  professors  many  of 
our  most  illustrious  statesmen  have  received  those  accomplishments 
which  have  graced  them  in  their  high  station,  you  need  no  special  intro- 
duction to  us.  To  the  distinguished  guests  who  have  honored  us  with 
their  presence,  and  to  the  citizen  soldiers  who  accompany  them,  on  be- 
half of  our  people  I  extend  a  kindly,  cordial,  and  genera,  welcome. 

Larger  States  may  offer  you  more  splendid  hospitalities,  and  may 
receive  you  with  more  imposing  ceremonies.  We  extend  to  you  such  as 
befits  the  plain  and  simple  habits  of  our  people,  unostentatious,  but 
straight  from  the  heart,  touched  with  the  memories  so  recently  awak- 
ened by  the  celebration  of  that  event  which  crowned  the  Revolutionary 
struggle  with  success,  and  gave  us  our  common  country. 

Side  by  side  Connecticut  and  South  Carolina  battled  for  indepen- 
dence. Through  the  long,  dark  struggle  of  the  Revolutionary  war  they 
were  faithful  to  each  other,  and  both  contributed  to  the  security  of  the 
peace  which  followed. 

In  welcoming  you  to  South  Carolina  under  the  auspices  of  this  inspir- 
ing occasion,  we  give  expression  to  the  oft-repeated  hope  that  we  will 
preserve  the  inheritance  we  have  received,  and  perpetuate  in  our  people 
the  character  of  those  from  whom  we  received  it. 

"  111  fares  that  land  to  hastening  ills  a  prey, 
Where  wealth  accumulates  and  men  decay." 

As  we  pause  then  on  the  threshold  of  the  coming  century  and  let  our 
memories  review  the  lives  of  that  great  generation  who  made  our  coun- 
try free  and  great,  let  us  bear  in  mind  that,  by  emulating  their  virtues 
and  imitating  their  examples,  the  permanence  and  durability  of  our 
noble  institutions  will  be  maintained  inviolate  in  the  coming  years. 

Ex-Governor  Jewell,  of  Connecticut,  being  introduced,  came  forward 
and  spoke  as  follows  : 

GOVERNOR  JEWELL'S  REMARKS. 

It  is  no  light  thing,  Mr.  Chairman,  at  any  time  to  face  an  audience  of 
American  citizens  like  this.  I  care  not  whether  they  come  from  Cape 
Cod  or  the  Golden  Gate,  from  the  Rio  Grande  or  the  St.  Lawrence,  but 
here  they  stand  before  me  an  American  sovereign,  each  individual  rep- 


FIRST   REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

resenting  in  himself  the  sovereignty  of  a  government  which  is  equal  in 
the  aggregate  to  the  sovereignty  of  kings  and  the  sovereignty  of  any 
nation.  No  matter  from  where  we  come,  our  responsibilities  are  the 
same,  and  if  we  make  a  proper  use  of  them,  if  we  make  a  good  use  of 
them,  the  results  will  be  the  same.  I  feel  the  dignity  of  American  citi- 
zenship when  I  look  into  the  faces  of  the  sovereign.  Our  fathers 
founded  this  government.  It  has  grown  from  three  million  to  fifty 
million.  In  a  short  time  it  will  be  one  hundred  million,  and  another 
century  will  give  us  two  hundred  million,  and  thus  the  sovereignty  is 
going  on  conquering  and  to  conquer  to  the  end  of  time.  [Applause.] 
How  rapidly  we  have  made  history  during  this  century.  How  rapidly 
we  have  made  it  as  we  have  celebrated  the  recurring  centennials  of 
Lexington,  Cowpens  in  your  own  State,  and  at  Yorktown,  the  crowning 
glory  of  this  country,  which  gave  it  its  momentum  to  reach  its  present 
proportions.  Great  as  has  been  this  history  and  as  valuable  as  have 
been  the  lessons  we  have  learned,  the  lessons  within  the  last  few  months 
have  been  greater  than  all.  Within  the  last  summer  we  have  been 
made  better  citizens,  better  men,  better  Christians,  better  husbands, 
fathers,  and  sons,  by  the  lessons  we  have  learned  so  dearly  to  our  cost. 
How  patriotic  have  been  the  impulses,  and  what  lessons  has  it  not 
drawn,  as  with  tearful  eyes  and  prayers  we  looked  for  the  recovery  of 
the  man  whom  we  had  elected  to  the  Chief  Magistracy  of  this  Nation. 
[Cheers.]  How  great  has  been  the  feeling  for  the  death  of  the  great 
ruler  of  this  great  country.  It  has  stirred  the  hearts  of  all  Christendom, 
and  flowers  have  been  placed  upon  the  coffin  of  the  nation's  dead,  fresh 
from  the  royal  hand  of  Great  Britain,  only  to  be  crowned  a  week  ago 
with  a  salute  to  the  flag  of  England — a  week  ago,  during  a  celebration 
which  commemorated  the  victory  of  this  country  in  a  struggle  against 
that  very  nation.  [Applause.]  Other  rulers  have  been  assassinated  as 
have  ours,  but  they  had  different  results.  The  Emperor  of  Russia  was 
struck  down  by  the  hand  of  the  assassin,  and  to-day  his  successor  lives 
in  a  fortress,  a  prisoner  in  his  own  possessions,  not  daring  to  announce 
when  he  expects  to  take  a  railroad  ride.  The  estimable  statesman  who 
succeeds  to  the  Chief  Magistracy  of  this  country  goes  as  free  as  air,  un- 
attended by  guards,  to  all  parts  of  this  great  land,  and  he  is  protected 
by  the  love  of  the  sovereigns,  fifty  million  of  whom  stand  at  his  back. 
[Applause.]  I  am  embarrassed  when  I  consider  the  greatness  of  this 
country,  and,  whether  we  come  from  one  State  or  another,  matters  little 
if  we  do  our  duty  in  our  places;  and  I  look  forward  to  seeing  Connecti- 
cut and  South  Carolina  and  the  other  thirty-six  States  vicing  with  each 
other  as  to  which  shall  make  the  most  progress — which  shall  do  the 
most  to  propel  this  government  on  to  the  high  destination  which  it  is 
bound  to  achieve  in  the  future.  I  have  no  doubt  that  this  government 
will  do  what  it  can  to  protect  the  rights  of  all  its  citizens,  and  in  the 


COL.    SIMONTON COL.    BARBOUR.  \TJ 

future,  as  in  the  past,  we  will  find  the  citizens  of  all  the  States  equal  to 
the  emergency,  standing  side  by  side  each  with  his  neighbor  in  this  fight 
for  liberty.  [Cheers.] 

I  have  uo  doubt  that  our  country  will  go  on  conquering  and  to  con- 
quer until  we  shall  have  sown  the  seed  of  Republican  institutions,  of  the 
sovereignty  of  the  individual,  until  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  shall  find 
this  the  only  way  of  safety.  This  will  be  the  reward  of  the  individual 
effort  of  this  people.  [Loud  cheering.] 

REMARKS   OF   COLONEL   SIMONTON. 

In  introducing  Colonel  Barbour  to  the  audience  Col.  Charles  H. 
Simonton  spoke  as  follows  : 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen,  Fellow  Citizens :  A  part  has  been  assigned 
to  me  in  uniting  in  this  welcome  to  our  honored  guests.  They  have 
been  received  as  citizens  of  our  common  country,  nurtured  in  traditions 
which  are  our  household  words,  sprung  from  a  common  ancestry,  bone 
of  our  bone  and  flesh  of  our  flesh.  With  the  same  future  before  us, 
united  in  the  bonds  of  an  indissoluble  Union,  they  have  recently  bowed 
with  us  under  the  great  national  affliction.  As  they  have  shared  our 
sorrow,  they  have  come  to  us,  to  our  homes,  to  unite  with  us  in  our  joy. 
Fresh  from  the  Centennial  celebration  of  the  crowning  victory  which 
secured  their  independence  and  ours,  we  bid  them  hearty  welcome. 

Especially  do  we  welcome  them  as  excelling  representatives  of  the 
citizen  soldiery  of  our  country. 

Our  fathers,  laying  the  foundation  of  this  grand  Republic,  wisely  de- 
termined not  to  put  their  trust  in  princes  or  their  reliance  upon  bands 
of  hireling  soldiers.  They  resolved  to  trust  the  instinctive  devotion  of 
the  people  to  their  hardly-won  liberty  and  to  the  arms  of  their  own  citi- 
zens for  its  defence.  Her  wars  have  been  wars  of  volunteers,  and  at 
the  call  to  arms,  whether  in  the  vindication  of  right  or  the  protection  of 
honor,  the  sons  of  the  Republic  have  responded  to  her  -bidding  and 
have  sealed  their  devotion  with  their  blood.  This  generation  has  seen 
over  a  million  and  a  half  of  men,  hardened  by  war,  led  by  men  who  to 
war  owed  all  their  distinction,  in  a  single  day  stack  arms,  break  ranks, 
turn  their  backs  upon  all  the  temptations  of  power  and  of  place,  and, 
with  the  same  exalted  courage  and  unyielding  pluck  with  which  they 
encountered  the  shock  of  battle,  devote  themselves  to  the  acts  of  peace. 
Never  so  long  as  we  maintain  and  cultivate  our  citizen  soldiery  need 
we  fear  for  the  safety  of  our  institutions.  We  have  with  us  now  a  splen- 
did specimen  of  citizen  volunteers.  We  welcome  their  entrance  into  our 
State  with  our  whole  hearts.  We  recognize  in  them  brothers  in  blood 
as  well  as  brothers  in  arms.  We  accord  them  that  meed  of  praise 
which  they  so  richly  deserve. 

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178  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

I  have  the  honor  of  introducing  to  you  the  commander  of  this  picked 
regiment  of  Connecticut.  If  you  want  evidence  of  his  merit  look  at  his 
men. 

COL.    L.    A.    HARBOUR 

was  next  introduced  and  received  with  tremendous  applause,  which 
continued  so  long  that  he  was  twice  compelled  to  resume  his  seat. 
Silence  was  at  length  restored,  however,  and  Colonel  Barbour  spoke  as 
follows : 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen  of  Charleston  :  In  behalf  of  the  organiza- 
tion which  1  have  the  honor  to  command  I  am  glad  to  have  the  oppor- 
tunity of  expressing  the  great  pleasure  you  have  afforded  us  by  your 
right  royal  presence  here  to-night.  You  have  welcomed  us  to  your 
homes,  to  your  arms,  and  to  your  hearts.  [Applause  from  the  Connec- 
ticut benches.]  You  have  done  all  that  we  could  hope  and  more  than 
we  could  have  expected,  and  words  would  fail  to  express  our  thanks. 

MR.   JOSEPH    L.    BARBOUR, 

of  Hartford,  was  next  introduced  and  made  one  of  the  most  telling 
speeches  of  the  night:  I  esteem  it,  he  said,  no  small  privilege  in  this 
presence  and  on  this  occasion,  when  the  thunder  of  the  rejoicing  guns 
which  commemorated  the  victory  at  Yorktown  have  just  died  on  the 
air,  on  the  soil  of  a  State  which  was  one  of  the  brightest  stars  that 
clustered  in  the  diadem  of  the  infant  republic,  in  a  city  where  were 
born  the  descendants  of  Barnwell,  Rutledge,  Pinckney,  and  Hayne,  I 
esteem  it  no  small  privilege  to  say  what  little  I  can  in  response  to  this 
most  generous,  hearty,  and  cordial  reception. 

The  first  step  of  unwarranted  encroachment  by  the  mother  country 
upon  the  liberties  of  the  American  Colonies  found  South  Carolina  in 
the  midst  of  great  public  and  private  prosperity  ;  her  fertile  soil  richly 
repaid  the  labors  of  the  husbandman,  and,  in  the  language  of  ouf  own 
poet,  "  made  the  poor  to  sing."  None  but  the  idle  and  worthless  were 
indigent.  It  found  the  people  of  South  Carolina  secure  in  person  and 
property,  loving  civil  and  religious  liberty,  and  devotedly  attached  to 
the  mother  country.  But  that  first  unwarranted  step  found  South 
Carolina  and  Connecticut  shoulder  to  shoulder  in  opposition  to  British 
encroachment. 

South  Carolina  and  Connecticut  were  alike  aroused  by  the  bloodshed 
at  Lexington  ;  they  fought  side  by  side  and  joined  in  the  pteans  of  their 
final  victory.  [Applause.]  The  Stamp  Act  was  met  at  Charleston  by  a 
determination  not  to  use  stamped  paper,  and  the  seizure  of  a  cargo  of 
the  obnoxious  paper  at  Fort  Johnson.  Connecticut  met  the  Stamp  Act 
with  a  legislative  protest  and  a  refusal  to  indulge  in  the  use  of  the 
stamped  paper.  When  a  revenue  was  attempted  to  be  placed  upon  tea, 


JOE    BARBOUR. 

the  people  of  Charleston  compelled  the  consignee  of  a  cargo  to  store 
it,  and  it  rotted  in  the  warehouse.  At  Georgetown,  S.  C,  a  cargo  was 
seized  and  thrown  overboard.  The  people  of  Connecticut  refused  to 
use  tea. 

When  the  Boston  Port  Bill  was  passed  and  the  city  was  blockaded, 
the  people  of  Charleston  sent  thousands  of  dollars  to  the  suffering 
people  of  Boston.  Connecticut,  being  nearer  to  Boston,  sent  corn  and 
grain  and  other  supplies  of  food.  When  the  bloody  news  from  Lexing- 
ton was  sent  abroad  through  the  land,  the  men  of  Carolina  and  of  Con- 
necticut seized  their  rifles  and  prepared  for  war.  Tarleton  ravaged 
your  fair  State  and  burned  its  hamlets.  The  infamous  Tryon  landed 
on  the  shores  of  Connecticut  and  burned  its  villages.  Together  the 
people  of  the  two  States  heard  the  Declaration  of  American  Indepen- 
dence which  foreshadowed  the  freedom  of  America.  Nathan  Hale  and 
Isaac  Hayne  gave  up  their  lives  for  their  country's  liberties. 

Such,  oh  men  of  Carolina,  such  are  the  ties  that  bind  us !  So  does 
our  history  travel  down  the  years  on  even  grooves.  The  men  of  Con- 
necticut and  of  Carolina  suffered  together,  they  marched  together,  they 
fought  together,  they  died  together.  [Applause.]  They  shouted 
together  in  victory  and  wept  together  in  defeat,  and  so  the  Carolina 
and  Connecticut  veterans  passed  into  rest  and  long  renown.  They 
starved  in  prisons  together  and  lay  in  dungeons  together.  Danger  was 
their  constant  guest,  disease  infested  their  huts,  and  famine  haunted 
their  sleeping  and  waking  hours.  Yet  they  stood  it  all,  for  they  fought 
for  liberty.  They  endured  it  all  and  kept  the  faith,  because  they  suf- 
fered for  liberty. 

Now  we  come  here,  the  descendants  of  the  fathers  of  Connecticut, 
to  receive  the  hospitable  greeting  and  welcome  of  the  descendants  of 
the  fathers  of  Carolina.  [Applause.]  We  come  after  years  of  estrange- 
ment and  misunderstanding,  but  we  come  bringing  with  us  only  what 
we  found  was  here  when  we  arrived — love  and  good  will !  [Applause.] 
Now  shall  we  not  go  on  in  this  good  work  of  cementing  the  bonds  of 
our  common  Union  ?  Will  Connecticut  surrender  to  any  section  her 
share  in  the  .glorious  history  of  South  Carolina  ?  Never !  [Applause.] 
Will  South  Carolina  surrender  to  any  section  her  share  in  the  glorious 
history  of  Connecticut  ?  Never !  [Applause.]  No !  Let  the  dead 
past  bury  its  dead.  [Applause.] 

We  are  here  for  Union,  all  for  Union.  We  recognize  together  all  the 
indomitable  energy  of  Ulysses  S.  Grant,  the  knightly  chivalry  of  Robert 
E.  Lee,  the  Christian  fortitude  of  Stonewall  Jackson,  and  the  dashing 
gallantry  of  Phil  Sheridan.  [Applause.]  The  result  of  the  late  contest 
was  not  a  victory  for  the  North,  nor  was  it  a  victory  for  any  party  or 
section.  It  was  the  victory  of  the  Union.  It  saved  Carolina  as  well  as 
Connecticut.  [Applause.]  For  what  would  either  State  be  without  the 
Union  ? 


ISO  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

What  man  is  there  among  us,  a  native  and  to  the  manor  born,  who 
does  not  feel  his  heart  throb  as  he  exclaims  with  Webster :  "  I  was 
born  an  American  citizen,  I  live  an  American  citizen,  and  I  shall  die  an 
American  citizen."  [Applause.] 

Mr.  Barbour  closed  with  an  eloquent  apostrophe  to  the  Ship  of  State, 
and  sat  down  amidst  a  perfect  storm  of  applause  from  every  part  of  the 
house. 

SPEECH   OF   THE   HON.    C.   RICHARDSON   MILES. 

The  following  were  the  remarks  of  the  Hon.  C.  R.  Miles. 

In  discharging  the  pleasant  duties  assigned  to  me  of  taking  part  in 
the  reception  and  introduction  of  our  welcome  and  honored  guests, 
allow  me,  fellow  citizens  of  Charleston,  to  congratulate  you  on  this 
auspicious  occasion,  which  affords  us  the  opportunity  of  showing  our 
friendship  and  good  will  to  our  fellow  citizens  of  Connecticut. 

Fellow  Citizens  of  Connecticut,  you  have  just  attended  the  celebra- 
tion at  Yorktown.  One  of  the  most  striking  incidents  of  that  celebration, 
as  I  have  seen  it  described,  was  the  formal  salute  to  the  English  flag. 

During  the  celebration  of  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the 
crowning  victory  which  secured  to  the  rebellious  colonies  their  inde- 
pendence of  the  mother  country,  the  great  nation  into  which  these 
colonies  had  grown  united  with  the  representatives  of  her  faithful  allies 
in  the  war  in  showing  their  respect  to  the  nation  against  which  they 
had  fought  by  formally  saluting  her  flag. 

Nor  was  this  a  mere  idle  and  unmeaning  ceremony,  but  the  honest 
expression  of  genuine  good-will  to  former  foes,  made  more  cordial  by 
the  striking  manifestations  of  sympathy  which  England's  Queen  and 
England's  people  had  shown  with  us  in  our  recent  national  affliction. 

The  incident  is  not  without  it*  significance  and  its  lesson.  England 
herself  has  suffered  the  woful  pangs  caused  by  the  strife  of  hostile 
races  and  opposing  factions.  But  the  England  of  to-day  is  the  resul- 
tant of  all  those  contending  forces.  And  when  she  reckons  up  her 
worthies  she  does  not  distinguish  between  Saxon  and  Norman,  be- 
tween those  who  fought  for  the  White  Rose  or  the  Red,  Prelatist  or 
Puritan,  Cavalier  or  Roundhead,  but  recognizes  that  each  and  all  have 
by  their  lives  and  by  their  deaths  helped  to  weave  the  garland  of  glory 
.that  "wreathes  her  happy  isle."  And  therefore  from  the  great  nation 
that  has  sprung  from  the  colonies  who  threw  off  her  allegiance  can  she 
receive  without  grudging  or  bitterness  this  manifestation  of  respect  and 
good-will,  even  on  the  anniversary  of  the  victory  over  her  arms. 

In  our  hundred  .years  of  national  life,  we  too  have  passed  through 
ordeals  of  bitter  party  and  sectional  strife,  and  even  of  bloody  conflict. 
Yet  when 

"Time,  who  mows  with  equal  scythe 
Our  pleasures  and  our  pains, 
Shall  smooth  our  thorny  memories," 


LINE    UPON    LINE.  l8l 

may  we  not  hope  that  we  will  recognize  in  the  deeds  of  all  our  sons, 
whether  the  descendants  of  those  who  landed  on  the  rock  of  Plymouth 
or  the  sands  of  Carolina,  whether  they  wore  the  blue  or  wore  the  grey, 
whether  incited  by  the  solemn  swell  of  the  "  Star-Spangled  Banner  "  or 
the  inspiriting  strains  of  the  "Bonnie  Blue  Flag,"  as  inspired  by  hearts 
alike  loyal  to  their  conceptions  of  duty,  and  garner  up  all  the  memories 
of  the  past,  as  part  of  the  heritage  of  glory  of  one  common  country. 
In  the  fervent  words  of  the  great  Scotch  poet : 

"Then  let  us  pray,  that  come  it  may, 

As  come  it  will  for  a'  that, 
That  truth  and  worth  o'er  a'  the  earth, 

May  bear  the  palm,  and  a'  that, 
For  a'  that,  for  a'  that, 

Its  coming  yet  for  a'  that ; 
That  man  to  man,  o'er  this  broad  Ian' 
Shall  brothers  be,  for  a'  that." 

In  furtherance  of  this  "  consummation  most  devoutly  to  be  wished," 
let  us  welcome  this  opportunity  of  showing  our  good-will  and  fellowship 
to  our  fellow-citizens  of  Connecticut.  [Applause.] 

JUDGE   BRYAN. 

Mayor  Bulkeley  was  next  called  upon,  but  not  being  present,  Judge 
Bryan  was  introduced,  and  after  a  few  patriotic  utterances  introduced 

MR.  H.  T.  SPERRY,  OF   THE   HARTFORD    "POST." 

After  a  very  facetious  speech,  in  which  he  alluded  in  pleasing  terms 
to  the  ladies  of  Charleston,  Mr.  Sperry  read  the  following  lines  : 

"OUR  REASONS  FOR  COMING." 


Written  on  board  the  steamer  "Charleston,"  off  Cape  Hatteras,  by  H.  T.  Sperry. 

We  bring  no  wooden  nutmegs — 

We  come  with  no  bass-wood  hams, 
And  we  havn't  among  us  even 

A  sample  of  Guilford  clams — 
No  Galling  guns  or  belting,  no  screws  or  pocket-knives ; 

Not  a  mouse-trap,  clock,  or  notion, 
Not  a  thing  to  sell  or  trade, 

Out  of  which  you  Southerners  know 
Our  splendid  fortunes  are  made. 

We  shall  cause  no  wild  commotion, 
'Mong  your  handsome  girls  and  wives, 

By  begging  for  applications  for 
Insurance  on  your  lives ; 


182  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

And  I'll  bet  a  Confederate  bond, 

Or  a  bursted  Yankee  note, 
That  there  isn't  a  fellow  among  us 

Who'll  ask  you  how  you  vote. 

When  we  see  a  "  Charleston  eagle," 

We  shall  never  be  so  rash 
As  to  hint  at  "  roasts  "  or  "  stews  "  or  a 

"  South  Carolina  hash ;  " 
And  when  feasting  at  your  tables, 

.  Partaking  of  "  Southern  greens," 
We  shall  never  be  so  foolish 

As  to  call  for  "  Yankee  beans." 

No,  it  isn't  for  cash  or  barter, 

And  it  isn't  for  gush  I  know, 
That  we've  crowded  the  hold  of  the  "  Charleston," 

And  braved  the  "  Hatteras  woe." 
And  it  isn't  because  we're  handsome, 

And  it  isn't  because  you're  good, 
But  it's  (well,  excuse  the  frankness)  because 

We  want  to  be  understood. 
And  we've  a  better  reason  than  this, 

For  leaving  the  "Nutmeg  Land," 
And  it's  simply  your  thoughts  and  ways  and  lives 

The  better  to  understand. 

We've  been  hoping  you'd  come  and  see  us, 

We've  urged  you  many  a  time, 
But  somehow  your  Southern  hearts  and  blood 

Don't  take  to  our  Northern  clime. 
And  yet  we've  a  "  sneaking  "  notion 

You'd  like  us  as  others  do  ; 
But  you  wouldn't  come  up  to  us, 

And  so  we've  come  down  to  you. 

And  we're  glad  to  be  with  you  here, 

For  we  were  all  lost,  they  said — 
But  we  haven't  a  doubt  you  grieved  for  us 

When  Dawson's  "  News  "  you  read  ; 
And  we  know  at  home  were  mourning  hearts, 

That  for  us  some  tears  were  shed — 
For,  as  poor  as  a  Connecticut  Yankee  is, 

He's  better  alive  than  dead. 

Well,  let  us  strike  palms  as  brothers, 

Forgetting  the  old-time  hate — 
The  foolish  and  bitter  dissensions 

That  divided  us  State  from  State— 


PRECEPT  UPON  PRECEPT.  183 

Talk  over  the  whole  situation, 

In  a  kindly,  neighborly  way, 
And  then  perhaps  we'll  all  of  us  vote 

That  quarreling  doesn't  pay. 

And  some  time  in  -the  early  future, 

When  you've  nothing  better  to  do, 
Put  on  your  best  suits  of  Southern  gray, 

And  come  North  where  we  wear  the  blue  ; 
When  perhaps  our  freezing  climate, 

With  its  winds  and  its  ice  and  snow, 
May  cool  your  blood,  as  your  hotter  sun 

Has  stirred  ours  to  a  warmer  glow. 

And  then  perhaps  you  Palmetto  fellows, 

And  we  of  the  Charter  Oak, 
Will  be  ready  to  label  the  old  dislike 

The  sorriest  kind  of  a  joke  ; 
But  if  you'll  only  come  up  and  see  us, 

Whether  "  you  uns  "  are  or  not, 
We'll  give  you  no  warmed-over  welcome, 

But  a  Connecticut  one — like  yours — RED  HOT. 

Mr.  Sperry  was  frequently  interrupted  by  applause  during  the  deliv- 
ery of  his  speech  and  poem,  at  the  conclusion  of  which  he  received  a 
very  handsome  ovation. 

COL.  GEO.  JOHXSTOXE, 

of  Newberry,  who  was  next  introduced,  delivered  a  brief  but  pointed  and 
appropriate  address,  alluding  to  the  grand  history  of  the  past,  and  ex- 
pressing the  hope  that  from  this  time  forward  the  Union  would  be  sepa- 
rate as  the  billows,  but  one  as  the  sea  which  they  composed. 

GENERAL   HARBISON, 

Quartermaster-General  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  was  the  next  speak- 
er. It  gave  him  great  pleasure,  he  said,  to  come  south  of  Mason  and 
Dixon's  line,  and  he  knew  that  he  expressed  the  sentiment  of  the  regi- 
ment and  the  Governor's  Guard,  and  of  the  Governor's  staff  and  the 
other  visitors,  when  he  said  that  the  greeting  that  had  been  given  them 
had  been  so  great  that  he  was  unable  to  find  an  expression  of  thanks  in 
words.  The  State  of  Connecticut  had  only  ordered  her  soldiers  to 
Yorktown.  They  had,  however,  determined  as  one  man  to  come  to 
Charleston,  and  now  they  were  here.  [Applause.]  The  State  of  Con- 
necticut thought  well  of  her  National  Guard.  She  spent  $125,000  a 
year  to  support  it,  and  no  money  that  was  spent  in  the  State  brought 
such  good  results  to  law  and  order.  He  had  been  surprised  to  learn 


184  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

that  the  State  of  South  Carolina  held  no  fostering  hand  to  her  citizen 
soldiery,  and  since  learning  that,  he  thought  that  mayhap  the  visit  of  the 
Connecticut  soldiers  might  have  some  good  result.  Connecticut  thought 
it  her  duty  to  educate  the  manhood  as  well  as  the  intellect  of  her 
youth. 

The  citizen  soldiery  of  America  was  the  safeguard  of  the  honor  and 
glory  of  the  Republic.  He  believed  that  they  had  been  called  for  the 
last  time  to  rise  in  arms  against  brothers,  and  he  was  satisfied  that  the 
soldiers  of  Connecticut  and  Carolina  would  be  ready  at  all  times  to  de- 
fend the  old  Star-Spangled  Banner  of  this  glorious  Union  of  ours.  [Im- 
mense applause.] 

STATE    SENATOR    SMYTHE, 

in  response  to  an  invitation  from  the  Mayor,  closed  the  ceremonies 
briefly,  but  happily  and  earnestly.  He  said  he  was  not  in  the  pro- 
gramme as  one  of  the  speakers,  but  he  felt  at  liberty  to  say  that  the 
people  of  Charleston  were  glad  to  see  their  guests  from  Connecticut, 
and  they  only  wished  that  their  stay  could  be  prolonged.  Our  welcome, 
he  said,  has  been  hearty.  We  gave  it  because  we  meant  it,  and  we  feel 
assured  that,  when  we  go  North,  we  will  be  as  warmly  received.  [Ap- 
plause.] 

The  immense  audience  was  then  .dismissed  with  a  benediction,  and 
the  reception  was  ended. 

Hon.  N.  D.  Sperry,  the  genial  Postmaster  of  New  Haven, 
and  Judge  Lynde  Harrison  of  the  same  city,  were  to  have 
spoken,  but  failed  to  respond  when  called  for,  much  to  our 
regret. 

It  was  a  glorious  good  meeting,  and  a  grand  wind-up  to  the 
public  festivities  of  a  never-to-be-forgotten  day. 

(Later  in  the  day,  although  unable  to  state  when,  a  very 
large  number  of  the  Connecticut  people  went  to  bed.) 


TUESDAY,  OCTOBER  25x11. 

The  Departure—"  Good-Bye,  and  God  Bless  You." 

The  morning  dawned  bright  and  pleasant,  and,  10  o'clock 
having  been  designated  as  the  hour  for  assembling,  there  was 
a  busy  scene  in  and  about  the  Charleston  Hotel,  which  had 
been  the  place  of  rendezvous  for  all  the  Connecticut  people 
during  the  visit. 

Gov.  Jewell  and  Capt.  Stanton  had  gone  North  on  an  early 
train,  the  former  to  Washington  on  important  business,  the 
latter  to  his  home  in  Stonington,  Conn.,  to  fulfill  an  engage- 
ment. 

Quartermaster  Cheney  had  engaged  transportation  for 
the  troops  to  Washington  over  the  South  Carolina,  the 
Charlotte  &  Columbia,  and  Virginia  Midland  Railroads,  ex- 
pecting to  reach  Washington  at  least  by  Wednesday  after- 
noon. 

Our  hard-working  and  efficient  Quartermaster,  with  his 
assistants,  had  no  light  task  to  perform,  and  while  the  rest  of 
the  regiment  were  having  their  good  times  he  was  figuring 
out  the  problem  of  how  to  get  them  home  safely. 

Baggage  was  piled  in  immense  heaps  in  the  vestibule, 
being  transported  as  fast  as  possible  to  the  depot.  The 
palmetto  trees,  which  had  adorned  the  Opera  House  stage, 
had  been  presented  to  the  regiment,  the  Light  Dragoons  had 
given  a  fine  full-grown  tree  to  the  Hartford  City  Guard,  and 
these  with  other  gifts  were  to  be  brought  home.  Badges, 
pins,  fatigue  caps,  and  other  souvenirs  of  the  visit  were 
freely  exchanged,  friends  were  bidding  adieu  to  friends,  who 
forty-eight  hours  previous  were  unknown  to  each  other. 
Some  of  us  who  had  formed  pleasant  acquaintances  at  the 
homes  of  our  hospitable  Charleston  friends  were  calling  to 
say  "  Good-byes,"  others  were  making  purchases  of  articles 
24 


1 86  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

to  take  home  to  the  children,  often  finding  merchants  un- 
willing to  receive  compensation,  the  soldiers  were  hurrying 
to  and  fro,  getting  ready  to  fall  in,  those  of  the  guests  who 
were  to  leave  with  the  regiment  were  making  fruitless  efforts 
to  pay  their  bills  at  the  hotel,  finding  after  persistent  inquir- 
ies that  we  had  brought  money  with  us  that  wouldn't  pass, 
and  that  the  Charleston  Hotel  is  run  on  the  principle  of  free 
beds  and  free  lunches  (probably  they  make  money  in  that 
way,  because  of  the  large  business  they  do). 

As  a  sample  of  Southern  lavish  liberality,  the  Historian 
accompanied  Lt.-Col.  Cone  to  a  large  clothing  store  (not 
second-hand)  on  King  street,  the  morning  of  our  departure, 
where  each  purchased  a  linen  duster,  paying  one  dollar 
apiece,  and  received  in  change  two  hundred  dollars  apiece. 
The  merchant  was  so  very  liberal,  and  wealth  rolled  in  upon 
us  so  suddenly,  we  have  saved  the  money  received  and  as  yet 
have  not  spent  a  penny  of  it. 

Colt's  Band  played  in  front  of  the  Hotel  for  half  an  hour, 
to  the  great  delight  of  the  large  crowd  assembled.  Officers 
of  the  Charleston  companies,  and  members  of  the  various 
committees,  with  Mayor  Courtenay  at  their  head,  were  bid- 
ding adieu  to  their  new  friends,  and  all  was  bustle  and 
excitement. 

Governor  Bigelow  and  nearly  all  of  the  guests  had  accepted 
an  invitation  to  visit  Atlanta,  and  were  to  spend  another  day 
at  Charleston  ;  and,  having  arranged  for  a  visit  this  morning 
to  the  Phosphate  works,  took  leave  before  the  regiment 
started  for  the  depot. 

At  10.30  the  assembly  was  beat,  the  regiment  fell  into  line 
on  Hayne  street,  General  Walker  and  staff  fell  in  behind  the 
band  ;  behind  them  was  a  platoon  stretching  from  curb  to 
curb,  with  "  Yank  "  and  "  Ex-Reb."  officers  alternating,  arms 
locked  together  ;  behind  these  a  crowd  of  Charleston  soldiers 
as  escort,  but  without  arms,  and  then  the  Connecticut  troops, 
with  knapsacks  slung  in  heavy  marching  order.  The  com- 
mand, "  Forward,  March  !  "  was  given,  the  band  struck  up 
"  Auld  Lang  Syne,"  and  amid  the  cheers  and  "  Good-byes  " 
of  the  great  crowd  we  started  toward  home. 


LEAVING    CHARLESTON.  1 87 

The  march  up  King  street  was  perfectly  stunning.  At 
the  windows,  on  the  balconies,  and  even  on  the  house-tops, 
thousands  of  handkerchiefs  were  fluttering  and  waving,  bou- 
quets and  even  kisses  were  thrown  to  the  departing  soldiers, 
the  kisses,  however,  were  too  far  away  for  any  practical  use, 
not  being  worth  a  fig  at  that  distance. 

Who  were  doing  this  ?  why,  the  ladies,  the  ex-rebels ; 
those  possibly  who  had  been  most  bitter  in  their  hatred  of 
the  North,  and  this  kindly  expression  meant  something — 
it  meant  peace  and  good-will. 

As  the  head  of  the  column  reached  Calhoun  street,  the 
thunder  of  artillery  was  heard,  bidding  us  adieu,  a  detach- 
ment of  the  Lafayette  Artillery  manning  the  battery. 

Reaching  the  depot,  we  found  a  train  of  14  cars,  in  two 
sections,  waiting ;  the  troops  were  quickly  embarked,  then 
came  good-byes  to  the  Charleston  soldiers,  hearty  hand- 
shakes, Yankee  cheers  from  the  cars,  and  one  of  the  peculiar, 
startling  Confederate  yells  from  the  crowd  on  the  platform, 
and  the  first  section  was  off. 

Ten  minutes  later  the  second  section,  in  the  rear  car  of 
which  were  Colonel  Barbour,  field,  staff,  and  the  few  guests 
remaining,  followed,  amid  similar  scenes,  and  our  Charleston 
visit  was  ended. 

Many  relics  were  brought  away,  among  them  a  1 5-inch 
shell,  an  engraving  of  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis,  from  a 
painting  dated  1819,  and  many  other  interesting  articles; 
but  the  best  of  all  were  the  pleasant  memories  of  probably 
the  pleasantest  forty-eight  hours  this  regiment  will  ever  spend 
away  from  home. 

It  had  been  a  great  undertaking,  this  trip  of  so  many  to 
such  a  great  distance  from  home,  but  it  had  passed  without 
any  serious  accident,  and  with  continued  pleasant  weather  ; 
without  exception  the  soldiers  had  enjoyed  hugely  their  re- 
ception and  visit  in  the  "  City  by  the  Sea."  Adieus  had 
been  said,  and  a  long  journey  by  rail  was  before  them,  a  de- 
cided change  from  that  by  water :  it  remained  to  be  seen 
whether  the  men  would  be  better  pleased  or  better  satisfied. 


1 88  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

The  following,  from  Wednesday's  paper,  gives  the  last 
scenes  as  viewed  in  Charleston,  following  the  official  orders 
of  the  24th,  which  appeared  on  Tuesday  morning,  as  follows : 

THE   DEPARTURE   THIS    MORNING. 


OFFICIAL  ORDERS. 

HEADQUARTERS 
FIRST  REGIMENT,  C.  N.  G. 
CHARLESTON,  October  24,  1881. 
[GENERAL  ORDERS  No.  6.] 

This  Regiment  is  hereby  directed  to  report  at  the  Charleston 
Hotel  at  10  A.  M.,  October  25,  1881,  in  full  uniform,  knapsacks 
with  blankets  rolled  and  overcoats  folded,  to  proceed  to  Hartford 
by  rail. 

Blouses  will  be  packed  in  knapsacks,  but  all  articles  not  actually 
needed  on  the  cars  must  be  packed  in  company  chests  and  trans- 
ported by  each  company  to  the  South  Carolina  Passenger  Depot 
before  9  A.  M. 

By  order  of  Col.  Lucius  A.  Barbour. 

JOHN  K.  WILLIAMS,  Captain  and  Adjutant. 


HEADQUARTERS  4TH  BRIGADE,  S.  C.  V.  T. 
[ORDERS  No.  23.] 

I.  The  companies  of  this  Brigade  entertaining  companies  of 
our  Connecticut  visitors  will  escort  their  guests  to  the  Charleston 
Hotel,  to  reach  there  at  10  o'clock  Tuesday  morning,  25th  instant. 

II.  Companies  will  parade  in  uniform,  with  side-arms  only  and 
without  colors. 

III.  The  Brigade  Commander  congratulates  the  companies  on 
the  handsome  and  successful  manner  in  which  they  have  enter- 
tained our  friends,  and  trusts  that  as  large  numbers  as   possible 
will  be  present  to  see  them  safely  off  on  their  homeward  journey. 

By  command  of  Brig.-Gen.  Walker. 

A.  MAZYCK,  Adjutant-General. 

[FROM  TUESDAY'S  ISSUE.] 

Quartermaster  Cheney  succeeded  in  making  final  arrangements 
yesterday  for  the  transportation  of  the  Connecticut  troops  back  to 
Hartford  and  New  Haven  through  Major  Allen  of  the  South  Caro- 


ORDERS HOMEWARD  BOUND.  189 

lina  Railroad.  Ten  passenger  coaches  and  two  baggage  cars 
have  been  engaged,  and  the  troops  will  leave  here  this  morning  at 
10  o'clock  and  will  proceed  to  Columbia,  where  they  will  take  the 
Charlotte,  Columbia  &  Augusta  Railroad  and  proceed  by  the 
Virginia  Midland  route  to  Washington.  It  is  thought  that  the 
troops  may  stop  one  day  in  Washington  and  will  then  go  on  to 
Connecticut. 

General  Walker  last  night  issued  an  order  to  the  city  commands, 
instructing  them  to  escort  the  Connecticut  regiment,  assigned  to 
them  for  entertainment,  from  their  armories,  where  the  Connecti- 
cut boys  slept  last  night,  to  the  Charleston  Hotel  promptly  at  10 
o'clock  this  morning.  The  line  will  then  be  formed,  and  our  mili- 
tary guests  will  be  escorted  to  the  South  Carolina  Depot  and  be 
given  a  "  God-speed  "  on  their  journey  homeward. 

HOMEWARD  BOUND! 


CLOSING   SCENES    OF   A    MEMORABLE   VISIT. 

THE   DEPARTURE  OF  OUR  CONNECTICUT   GUESTS — DISSOLVING  VIEWS 
AULD    LANG   SYNE. 

Notwithstanding  the  demands  that  had  been  made  upon  the 
time  of  our  visitors  and  of  our  own  troops  for  the  past  two  days, 
and  despite  the  fatigues  of  Monday,  the  streets  were  alive  at  an 
early  hour  with  the  military.  The  Boys  in  Blue  and  the  Boys  in 
Gray  were  at  the  armories  promptly,  and  the  preparations  for  de- 
parture were  visible  in  every  direction.  The  Connecticut  troops 
had  on  Monday  moved  all  their  impedimenta  from  the  steamer 
"  Charleston "  to  the  various  armories  to  which  they  had  been 
assigned.  Company  chests,  knapsacks,  overcoats,  blankets,  and 
camp  utensils  were  piled  up  at  the  armories,  and  all  these  had  to 
be  put  in  shape  before  IDA.  M.,  for  the  exacting  duties  of  the  cam- 
paign of  Monday  left  no  time  to  attend  to  such  commonplace  but 
necessary  duties. 

The  work  began  yesterday  morning,  and  the  Nutmeg  boys  were 
equal  to  the  emergency.  Some  of  the  men  had  been  quartered 
at  the  hotels  Monday  night,  and  others  at  various  private  resi- 
dences. They  all  reported  for  duty  yesterday  morning,  and  a 
train  of  wagons  was  soon  engaged  to  transport  the  heavy  baggage 


FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

to  the  depot.  After  breakfast  the  men  began  to  encumber  them- 
selves with  their  light  baggage,  and  by  10  o'clock  all  the  compa- 
nies were  under  march  for  the  regimental  rendezvous  at  the 
Charleston  Hotel.  At  this  point  the  field  and  staff  of  the  Fourth 
Brigade  reported,  as  did  also  the  Mayor  and  members  of  Council 
and  a  number  of  the  citizens'  reception  committee. 

The  splendid  band  of  the  First  Regiment  assembled  too,  and 
for  a  half-hour  previous  to  the  departure  entertained  the  public 
with  a  delightful  open-air  concert. 

The  two  palmetto  trees  which  adorned  the  stage  at  the  Acade- 
my of  Music  on  Monday  night  were  carefully  packed  up  and  sent 
off  to  the  train,  to  be  carried  to  Hartford  as  souvenirs  of  the  visit 
of  her  soldiers  to  Charleston,  while  nearly  every  soldier  in  the 
regiment  had  exchanged  his  Nutmeg  badge  for  either  a  palmetto 
walking  cane  or  a  palmetto  rosette.  The  Governor's  Foot  Guard 
wore  the  familiar  leopard  skin  of  their  hosts,  the  W.  L.  I.,  and  many 
of  the  soldiers  carried  off  fatigue  caps  which  they  had  traded  for 
their  own. 

At  half  past  10  o'clock  the  assembly  was  beat  and  the  regiment 
drawn  up  in  line  in  Hayne  street,  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard 
occupying  the  right  of  the  line.  The  men  wore  their  knapsacks 
and  blankets  and  looked  even  more  soldierly,  if  that  were  possi- 
ble, than  they  did  on  parade.  General  Walker  and  staff  headed 
a  miscellaneous  delegation  of  several  hundred  Charlestonians 
who  had  assembled  to  see  their  guests  off,  and  at  twenty  minutes 
to  ii  the  column  moved  off  to  the  tune  of  "Auld  Lang  Syne," 
and  amid  the  cheers  of  thousands  of  spectators  who  had  assembled 
at  the  hotel. 

The  march  up  King  street  was  a  perfect  ovation.  Every  win- 
dow, the  sidewalks,  and  many  of  the  house-tops  were  crowded 
with  ladies,  and  thousands  of  handkerchiefs  fluttered  adieus  as 
the  Connecticut  soldiers  marched  by.  As  they  passed  the  various 
company  armories  on  the  route  the  troops  gave  the  marching 
salute,  and  as  the  head  of  the  column  reached  Calhoun  street  the 
thunder  of  artillery  burst  upon  the  cool  morning  air,  bidding  our 
guests  farewell  and  God-speed.  The  battery  was  manned  by  a 
detachment  of  the  Lafayette  Artillery,  who  had  waited  patiently 
since  8  o'clock  to  do  the  last  honors  to  our  guests. 

The  column  at  length  reached  the  Line  street  depot  of  the 
South  Carolina  Railroad,  where  a  train  of  fourteen  cars,  divided 


LAST    GOOD-BYES.  IQI 

into  two  sections,  was  awaiting  the  troops.  The  soldiers  quickly 
embarked,  there  was  a  hasty  but  hearty  hand-shake,  a  hurried 
good-bye,  an  old-time  Confederate  yell,  and  the  first  section  of 
seven  cars,  under  the  direction  of  conductor  Gilbert,  moved  slow- 
ly out  of  the  depot  at  1 1  o'clock  precisely.  Ten  minutes  later 
the  second  section,  under  the  direction  of  conductor  J.  W.  O'Brien, 
started  amid  the  huzzahs  of  the  crowd,  and  a  few  minutes  later 
the  depot  was  deserted.  The  soldiers  were  in  good  health  and 
spirits,  the  casualties  of  their  two  days'  campaign  in  Charleston 
being  only  trifling,  and  a  pleasant  ride  of  four  hours  through  pine 
forests  and  past  bright  hamlets  was  expected  to  bring  them  to 
Columbia,  where  it  was  thought  they  would  have  to  encounter  a 
fresh  body  of  Carolina  troops. 

INCIDENTS. 

Among  the  souvenirs  of  their  Southern  tour  carried  home  by 
Company  F  of  the  Connecticut  regiment  was  a  full-grown  pal- 
metto tree,  which  was  presented  to  them  by  the  Charleston  Light 
Dragoons.  Co.  H.  also  received  a  handsome  one  from  the  Pal- 
metto Guard. 

The  Connecticut  boys  took  quite  kindly  to  corn  whiskey,  one 
of  the  members  of  Company  H  declaring  that  the  first  of  the  kind 
he  had  ever  tasted  was  taken  from  a  specimen  keg  the  German 
Fusiliers  carried  with  them  to  Yorktown.  (Wonder  when  the  last 
was.) 

Among  the  prominent  citizens  who  were  at  the  depot  yesterday 
to  witness  the  departure  of  the  Connecticut  guests  was  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Vedder  of  the  Huguenot  Church,  whose  eloquent  sermon  on 
Sunday  has  been  the  subject  of  much  happy  comment. 

Among  the  numerous  presents  made  to  the  First  Connecticut 
were  a  1 5-inch  shell,  weighing  65  pounds,  by  Mr.  E.  Willis,  and  an 
engraving  of  the  surrender  at  Yorktown,  by  Mrs.  E.  Willis.  The 
engraving  is  valuable,  being  36x40  inches,  and  from  a  painting 
by  John  Francis  Renault,  dated  June  18,  1819. 

CARD    OF    THANKS. 

We,  the  members  of  the  First  C.  N.  G.  Band,  beg  to  return  our 
sincere  thanks  to  the  captain  and  members  of  the  Irish  Volun- 
teers for  the  kind  treatment  and  unbounded  hospitality  received 
at  their  hands  while  in  Charleston.  Hoping  soon  to  have  the 


IQ2  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

pleasure   of   returning   this   kindness,    we   remain,    with    sincere 

regards, 

W.  C.  STEELE,  Drum-Major. 
W.  C.  SPARY,  Leader. 
Thos.  Hallam,         W.  Westphal,  Jr., 
C.  Johnson,  E.  O'Brien, 

C.  Elwin,  J.  Gould, 

C.  Hatch,  A.  Baker, 

W.  Behre,  Jr.,          T.  Morgan, 
G.  E.  Bishop,  E.  Johnson, 

C.Baldwin,  J.B.  D.Wilson, 

W.  Boyle,  E.  Johnson,  Jr., 

W.  Behre,  J.  Daly, 

A.  Prutting,  C.  Stone, 

C.  Dunlap,  S.  T.  J.  Clarke, 

W.  O.  Walker. 

(Maybe  it  is  wrong  to  mention  it,  but  the  reason  why  the 
Band  never  went  hungry  was  because  it  had  A.  Baker,  and 
the  secret  of  its  stock  of  rich  music,  was  owing  to  the  fact 
of  J.  Gould  being  with  them.) 

As  previously  stated,  nearly  all  those  who  had  come  as 
guests  of  the  regiment  had  decided  to  visit  Atlanta  with 
Governor  Bigelow  and  his  immediate  party,  which  enabled 
them  to  spend  another  day  in  Charleston,  visiting  places  of 
interest  in  and  about  the  city. 

The  entire  regiment  and  Governor's  Guard  had  received 
a  pressing  invitation  from  the  citizens  of  Atlanta  to  extend 
their  trip  to  that  active  and  wide-awake  city,  even  offering 
to  pay  all  expenses  from  Charleston,  and  return,  if  the  regi- 
ment would  remain  several  days,  but  it  was  thought  inexpe- 
dient to  do  so.  Could  the  officers  have  foreseen  the  delays 
and  disappointments  in  returning,  however,  the  Atlanta  visit 
could  have  been  made,  and  probably  home  reached  nearly  as 
soon. 

Well,  those  who  remained  apparently  had  a  capital  time, 
but  as  they  had  forsaken  us  we  cannot  give  them  too  much 
space  in  this  narrative;  we  quote  from  Wednesday's  paper : 


EXCURSION — COMMON    COUNCIL.  193 

AN    EXCURSION    ON    THE    ASHLEY. 

Upon  the  invitation  of  Colonel  Joseph  Yates,  Mr.  W.  H.  Wal- 
lace, and  Mr.  E.  C.  Williams,  Jr.,  Governor  Bigelow,  Lieutenant- 
Governor  Bulkeley,  Mayor  Bulkeley  of  Hartford,  General  Harmon, 
General  Ford,  General  Gregory,  General  Camp,  General  Harbison, 
Colonel  Russell,  Colonel  Fox,  Colonel  Barrows,  Comptroller 
Batcheller,  Secretary  of  State  Searls,  Postmaster  N.  D.  Sperry  of 
New  Haven,  Mr.  M.  F.  Tyler,  the  executive  secretary  of  Governor 
Bigelow,  Hon.  Lynde  Harrison  of  New  Haven,  Mr.  H.  T.  Sperry 
of  the  Hartford  "Post,"  and  Mr.  Joseph  L.  Barbour  of  Hartford, 
went  on  an  excursion  yesterday  around  the  harbor  and  up  the 
Ashley  River  in  the  steamer  "Juno."  The  party  visited  the 
Charleston  Mining  Company's  works,  Cahill  &  Wise's  phosphate 
works,  Magnolia  Gardens,  and  Fort  Sumter.  Captain  Craig,  of 
the  "Juno,"  made  it  exceedingly  pleasant  for  the  guests  by  de- 
scribing the  various  points  of  interest  along  the  route.  The 
entire  party  were  delighted  with  the  trip. 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  City  Council  was  held  last  evening, 
the  following  members  being  present :  Hon.  W.  A.  Courtenay, 
Mayor;  Aldermen  Dingle,  Johnson,  Aichel,  Rose,  Webb,  White, 
Ufferbardt,  Sweegan,  Rodgers,  Loeb,  Eckel,  Barkley,  Thayer, 
Knee,  and  Mauran. 

After  the  confirmation  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting,  the 
mayor  stated  that  he  had  written  a  letter  to  Governor  Bigelow 
during  the  day  informing  him  that  the  City  Council  would  call  on 
him  at  8  o'clock,  to  take  formal  leave  of  himself  and  his  party. 

The  following  letter  was  then  read  from  Colonel  Barbour  of 
the  Connecticut  regiment : 

CHARLESTON,  S.  C.,  October  25,  1881. 
MAYOR  COURTENAY,  Charleston,  S.  C. 

My  Dear  Sir:  Owing  to  a  change  of  method  of  transportation 
for  the  return  of  the  First  Regiment  Connecticut  National  Guard 
to  their  homes,  we  find  on  our  hands  some  five  hundred  mattresses 
purchased  for  the  use  of  the  troops  on  the  steamer. 

In  behalf  of  the  regiment,  whom  your  citizens  have  entertained 
so  grandly,  permit  me  to  tender,  through  you,  these  articles,  to  be 
placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  managers  of  the  city  charities,  hop- 
ing they  may  prove  of  some  use  to  them. 

Very  respectfully,  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR, 

25  Col.  First  Regiment  C.  N.  G. 


194  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

On  motion  of  Alderman  White,  the  mayor  was  requested  to 
return  the  thanks  of  Council  to  Colonel  Barbour  for  his  generous 
donation,  and  to  make  the  distribution  of  the  mattresses.  He 
has  already  ordered  200  mattresses  to  be  sent  to  the  City  Hospital, 
roo  to  the  Almshouse,  and  50  to  the  Old  Folks'  Home.  There 
are  about  150  mattresses  remaining  for  distribution,  which  the 
mayor  will  place  where  they  will  do  the  most  good. 

During  the  proceedings  of  the  evening,  Mayor  Bulkeley  of 
Hartford,  the  Hon.  Jos.  L.  Barbour,  and  Lieutenant-Governor 
Bulkeley  of  Connecticut,  appeared  in  the  Council  Chamber  and 
were  received  by  the  members  of  Council  standing,  and  were 
introduced  by  Mayor  Courtenay.  They  remained  as  interested 
spectators  during  the  session  of  Council,  and  upon  its  adjourn- 
ment were  escorted  to  the  Charleston  Hotel. 

GOOD-BYE   TO    CONNECTICUT. 


THE    FAREWELL    WORDS    OF    OUR    NEW    ENGLAND   GUESTS. 


A    PARTING    ENTERTAINMENT    THAT     WILL     LONG     BE     REMEMBERED 
BY   CHARLESTONIANS. 

The  climax  of  the  round  of  festivities  given  in  honor  of  Gover- 
nor Bigelow  and  the  other  distinguished  visitors  from  Connecticut 
occurred  last  evening,  when  Mayor  Courtenay  and  the  entire 
Board  of  Aldermen  of  the  city  called  at  the  Charleston  Hotel  to 
say  farewell  and  bid  God-speed  to  the  parting  guests.  The  com- 
pany assembled  in  the  ladies'  ordinary,  where  a  wine  collation 
had  been  spread. 

Mayor  Courtenay  said  that  he,  with  the  Aldermen,  had  thought 
it  proper  to  call  in  a  body  to  pay  their  respects  as  the  City  Coun- 
cil of  Charleston.  Being  non-combatants,  the  Council  had  re- 
mained in  retirement  during  the  presence  of  the  First  Regiment 
of  Connecticut  and  the  Fourth  Brigade  of  Charleston,  but  now 
that  the  military  had  retired  from  the  field  they  had  come  to  say 
that  it  had  been  a  source  of  pride  and  pleasure  that  the  visitors 
should  have  honored  Charleston  with  their  presence.  In  con- 
clusion, Mayor  Courtenay  offered  the  following  toast,  which  he 
said  he  felt  assured  the  citizens  of  Charleston  would  heartily 
endorse  to  a  man:  "The  prosperity  of  the  State  of  Connecticut 


MUNICIPAL    COURTESIES.  IQ5 

and  the  health  and  happiness  of  Connecticut's  Governor."  [Ap- 
plause.] 

Governor  Bigelow  responded  briefly  and  happily.  From  the 
moment  of  their  landing  up  to  the  hour  of  their  parting,  he  said, 
nothing  had  been  left  undone  by  the  people  of  Charleston  to  add 
to  their  comfort  and  enjoyment.  I  am  glad,  he  said,  that  we 
came,  and  we  return  with  different  views  and  opinions  of  the 
people  of  Carolina  than  when  we  came.  We  have  received  the 
warmest  and  the  kindest  welcome,  and  we  will  carry  back  with  us 
the  pleasantest  memories  of  our  visit.  [Applause.] 

Alderman  Dingle  then  proposed  the  health  of  Mayor  Bulkeley 
of  Hartford. 

Mayor  Bulkeley  responded  in  a  capital  little  speech.  Among 
other  good  things,  he  said  that  it  had  been  peculiarly  gratifying 
to  him,  as  the  representative  of  the  capital  city  of  Connecticut, 
to  come  to  Charleston  and  find  that  the  citizens  of  Charleston 
had  honored  themselves  in  selecting  for  the  high  position  of  their 
Chief  Executive  the  honored  gentleman  who  now  occupies  the 
mayoralty.  "  I  can  see  as  I  walk  through  your  streets,"  said  he,  "  the 
evidences  of  progress,  and  I  can  see  that  it  has  been  a  clear  head 
and  an  able  brain  that  has  devised  these  things  which  have  been 
for  the  welfare  of  this  proud  old  community."  Personally  and 
officially  Mayor  Bulkeley  then  thanked  the  people  of  Charleston, 
for  their  generous  hospitality  towards  himself  and  the  representa- 
tives of  his  city  and  State,  and  for  the  opportunity  they  had  given 
him  to  meet  and  talk  with  the  people  of  South  Carolina  face  to 
face  and  hand  to  hand  as  he  would  like  to  meet  them  on  the  soil 
of  his  own  State.  .[Applause.] 

Alderman  .Thayer,  after  a  graceful  allusion  to  the  pleasure 
which  the  presence  of  the  Connecticut  visitors  had  afforded  the 
people  of  Charleston,  proposed  the  health  of  Judge  Lynde  Harri- 
son of  New  Haven. 

Judge  Harrison,  who  is  a  polished  speaker,  gave  eloquent  ex- 
pression to  their  gratitude  for  the  pleasures  which  had  crowded 
thick  and  fast  upon  them  during  their  trip.  He  jocularly  put  in 
a  plea  for  New  Haven,  saying  that  the  people  of  Charleston 
seemed  to  think  that  Hartford  was  the  only  city  in  Connecticut. 
If  any  of  the  people  of  Charleston  should  ever  come  to  Connec- 
ticut, however,  he  was  satisfied  that  they  would  not  care  to  go  to 
Hartford.  He  spoke  earnestly  in  favor  of  applying  the  surplus 


196  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

revenue  of  the  Government  to  the  education  of  the  people  of  the 
States,  and  pledged  his  earnest  effort  to  secure  for  the  South, 
which  needed  assistance  in  this  respect  so  sorely,  a  fair  share  of 
this  appropriation.  In  speaking  of  the  hospitality  and  generous 
kindness  with  which  they  had  beenreceived,  he  said  :  "  Your  love 
and  affection  which  you  have  given  us  so  freely  has  warmed  us 
into  life,  and,  whatever  the  past  has  been,  the  remembrance  of 
your  kindness  will  be  immortal  and  will  be  engraven  upon  our 
memories  forevermore."  [Loud  cheering.] 

Alderman  Rose  made  a  pleasant  little  speech,  telling  the  story 
of  the  old  man  and  woman  with  the  bolster  between  them  and 
their  subsequent  reconciliation  and  the  banishment  of  the  bolster. 
This  illustrated,  he  said,  the  present  happy  condition  of  the  people 
of  South  Carolina  and  Connecticut.  He  alluded  with  pride  to 
the  fact  that  although  Connecticut  had  sent  a  regiment  of  600  men 
to  Charleston,  and  those  men  had  participated  in  a  round  of 
festivities  for  two  days,  while  wine  flowed  freely  everywhere, 
not  one  man  had  been  seen  unduly  excited  and  not  a  single  act  of 
impropriety  had  been  committed.  Connecticut  had  sent  a  regi- 
ment of  gentlemen  to  Charleston  who  would  long  be  remembered. 
Speaking  of  the  education  of  the  people  of  the  South,  he  earn- 
estly endorsed  Judge  Harrison's  remarks,  and  in  behalf  of  the 
colored  people  pleaded  for  that  assistance  from  the  National 
Government  which  was  needed  and  which  he  felt  would  in  time 
be  given. 

Postmaster  Sperry  of  New  Haven  was  next  called  for,  and 
made  a  strikingly  eloquent  and  effective  speech.  The  time,  he 
said,  has  come  when  the  representatives  of  this  nation  should  rise 
with  each  other  to  see  who  can  best  work  for  the  .good  of  the 
country.  The  vote  of  the  people  should  be  directed  by  intelli- 
gence. That  is  my  principle,  and  it  was  through  my  aid  that  in 
1865  a  clause  was  placed  in  the  Constitution  making  intelligence 
a  necessary  qualification  for  the  right  of  suffrage,  and  I  say  now 
that  there  is  no  State  in  the  nation  that  ever  prospered  when  the 
ballot  was  not  directed  by  intelligence.  The  South  needs  assist- 
ance to  secure  the  enlightenment  and  education  of  her  masses, 
and  the  time  is  not  far  distant  when  she  will  get  it.  [Applause.] 
At  Bunker  Hill  South  Carolina  had  three  flags,  one  white,  one 
blue,  and  the  other  red,  and  the 'union  of  these  three  makes  the 
red,  white,  and  blue  of  the  flag  of  the  Union.  Why  then  should 


ALL    DER    MEN    SAY    SOME    TINGS.  1 97 

not  the  people  of  South  Carolina  stand  by  the  red,  white,  and 
blue  banner  ?  It  is  theirs.  They  originated  it.  [Cheers.] 

Alderman  Sweegan,  alluding  to  the  pleasure  which  the  visit  of 
the  men  of  Connecticut  to  Charleston  had  conferred  upon  every 
Charlestonian,  said :  "  Why  the  very  announcement  of  your  com- 
ing* gentlemen,  caused  a  remarkable  advance  in  Confederate 
bonds."  [Laughter.]  Mr.  Sweegan  then  called  on  Lieutenant- 
Governor  Bulkeley  of  Connecticut,  who  in  a  neat  and  glowing 
little  speech  spoke  of  the  princely  reception  they  had  received 
here  and  of  their  warm  appreciation  of  Charleston's  hospitality. 
He  was  loudly  cheered. 

Alderman  Loeb  introduced  the  Hon.  Charles  E.  Searls,  the 
Secretary  of  the  State  of  Connecticut. 

Mr.  Searls  said:  "We  came  strangers  and  we  leave  you  friends, 
whom  we  shall  not  forget  as  long  as  life  lasts.  Why  did  we  come? 
Because  there  is  a  mystic  tie  reaching  from  our  hearts  to  yours, 
born  of  a  common  heritage  and  nurtured  through  a  common 
struggle  for  freedom,  and  in  the  future  South  Carolina  and  Con- 
necticut will  march  forward  conquering  and  to  conquer.  We 
came  because  of  these  ties,  and  because  we  revered  the  grand  old 
State  of  South  Carolina.  [Cheers.]  It  is  my  earnest  desire  that 
we  may  meet  on  the  soil  of  Connecticut,  you  being  the  visitors 
and  we  the  hosts,  that  we  may  renew  the  pleasant  intercourse 
which  we  have  established  here.  And  until  we  do  meet  again, 
across  the  distance  between  us  let  our  hands  be  clasped  in  a  grasp 
which  shall  never,  never  more  be  relaxed."  [Loud  cheering.] 

Col.  A.  H.  Kellam  was  called  for  and  expressed  his  feelings  in 
the  following  lines : 

Princes,  and  Kings  may  flourish  or  may  fade, 

A  breath  can  make  them  as  a  breath  has  made. 

In  our  proud  State  we  know  no  Prince  or  King, 

We  kneel  or  bow  before  no  earthly  thing. 

But  oh,  ye  men  of  Charleston,  by  your  welcome  warm  and  true, 

You  have  conquered  us  at  last  and  we  humbly  bow  to  you. 

Our  Iron  Horse  is  ready,  and  waiting  is  our  train, 

But  before  we  go,  Carolina,  we  would  drink  with  thee  again. 

Were  it  the  last  drop  in  the  well,  and  we  lay  gasping  on  the  brink, 

Ere  our  fainting  spirit  fell  'tis  to  thee  that  we  would  drink  ! 

[Loud  applause.] 

Alderman  Ufferharclt  introduced  Mr.  J.  L.  Barbour. 

Mr.  Barbour,  whose  silver-tongued  eloquence  will  long  ring  in 


IQ  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

the  ears  of  the  people  of  Charleston,  spoke  with  his  accustomed 
grace.  Your  Southern  sun,  he  said,  is  as  warm  as  your  welcome, 
and  feeling  the  freshness  of  your  Southern  breezes,  as  invigora- 
ting as  your  Southern  hospitality,  feeling  the  warmth  of  your 
Southern  hearts,  like  those  Lotus-eaters  of  old  who  sat  them  down 
by  the  yellow  sands,  we  fain  would  stay  with  you  longer.  We 
would  be  Southern  Lotus-eaters,  and  remain  with  you  through  all 
the  dreamy  days.  I  have  acquired  new  ideas  of  Southern  men. 
I  shall  go  home  with  a  palmetto  fan  in  my  hand,  a  palmetto  badge 
on  my  breast,  a  piece  of  palmetto  from  Secession  Hall  in  my 
pocket,  and  the  roots  of  your  palmetto  in  my  heart.  Gentlemen 
of  Carolina,  Brothers  of  Charleston,  Hail !  Farewell ! 

Major  David  Reed  of  Bridgeport,  who  was  announced  as  the 
only  democrat  in  the  party,  made  a  capital  little  speech,  full  of 
humor  and  of  grateful  appreciation  of  the  courtesies  which  had 
been  shown  him  during  his  stay. 

Mayor  Bulkeley  then  proposed  a  toast  to  "Our  Two  Queens — 
the  Queen  of  England  and  the  Queen  of  the  United  States,  in 
her  own  desolate  home  in  Ohio."'  He  called  upon  Mr.  Forbes  of 
the  London  "  News  "  to  respond. 

Mr.  Forbes,  after  professing  great  astonishment  at  the  common 
attribute  of  eloquence  which  he  said  seemed  to  be  possessed 
by  every  American,  and  excusing  his  own  lack  of  oratorical  abil- 
ity, said  that  he  could  not  refuse  to  attempt  a  response  to  a  toast 
of  such  a  character.  The  sorrow  of  America's  Queen  had  been  a 
deep  sorrow  to  England,  and  England's  Queen  had  given  expres- 
sion to  her  sympathy  with  fervor,  with  truth,  and  with  candor.  As 
regards  our  own  Queen,  he  said,  I  don't  think  I  could  tell  you 
anything  better  about  her  than  simply  to  say  that  there  is  no 
better  woman  in  the  world.  [Applause  and  cheering  for  Queen 
Victoria.]  She  is  not  a  brilliant  woman.  Brilliant  women,  as 
some  of  you  perhaps  know,  are  a  nuisance.  I  have  met  some 
charming  women  in  Charleston,  and  it  is  because  they  were  not 
too  brilliant  that  they  were  so  acceptable  and  entertaining  to  me. 
The  Queen  of  England  is  a  woman  with  a  heart.  She  is  a  woman 
who  when  she  speaks  she  feels,  and  her  heart  throbs  with  emotion. 
Being  a  domestic  woman  she  sent  her  sympathy  across  the  water, 
because  she  was  a  widow  who  felt  for  another  widow.  Mr.  Forbes 
closed  with  a  pleasant  allusion  to  the  kind  and  courteous  hospi- 
tality he  had  received  in  Charleston. 


TEARS    AND    CHEERS. 

Alderman  Mauran  was  next  introduced  by  Mayor  Courtenay  as 
a  representative  colored  member  of  the  City  Council.  He  said 
he  thanked  God  that  he  had  lived  to  see  the  day  when  the  gentle- 
men of  South  Carolina  and  the  gentlemen  of  Connecticut  could 
shake  hands  over  the  festive  board. 

Postmaster  Sperry  offered  the  following  sentiment:  "South 
Carolina  and  Connecticut — 

Two  clouds  that  in  the  morning 

Were  tinged  with  the  rising  sun, 
And  in  the  dawn  have  floated  on 

And  mingled  into  one." 

Cheers  for  the  President  of  the  United  States,  for  the  Governor 
of  Connecticut,  for  Mayor  Bulkeley,  and  Mayor  Courtenay,  were 
then  given  with  a  will,  and  at  the  suggestion  of  Mayor  Bulkeley 
the  whole  party,  numbering  over  fifty,  joined  hands  and  sang 
"Auld  Lang  Syne." 

The  Connecticut  visitors  then  left  the  hotel,  the  Mayor  and 
City  Council  and  a  number  of  friends  accompanying  them  to  the 
depot  and  sending  them  off  with  many  rounds  of  cheers.  Mr. 
Forbes  accompanied  the  party  on  his  way  to  Atlanta. 

And  now  we  come  to  the  statement  made  by  Archibald 
Forbes  regarding  the  Connecticut  soldiers.  Pleasant  words 
they  are,  and,  being  made  so  publicly,  together  with  the  high 
authority  and  the  unprejudiced  opinion  of  a  gentleman  who 
knows  soldiers  and  understands  military  science  probably  as 
well  as  any  man  living,  they  have  been  quoted  throughout 
this  country  so  generally  that  our  First  Connecticut  has  most 
certainly  acquired  a  National  reputation. 

PRAISE  FROM  SIR  HUBERT. 


ARCHIBALD    FORBES    ON   AMERICAN    DRILL   AND    DISCIPLINE. 


THE    MARCHING   AND    DRESS    PARADE    OF    THE    FIRST    CONNECTICUT 

REGIMENT    SETS     HIM     TO    THINKING A     CORPS    THAT    HE    HAS 

SELDOM    SEEN    EQUALED    AND     NOWHERE     SURPASSED — HIS     IM- 
PRESSIONS  OF   THE   SOUTH    CAROLINA   TROOPS. 

Mr.  Archibald  Forbes,  the  distinguished  war  correspondent  of 
the  London  "  News,"  consented  yesterday  afternoon  to  give  to  a 


2OO  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

reporter  for  "The  News  and  Courier"  his  impressions  of  the  First 
Connecticut  regiment  and  of  the  Charleston  troops,  which  he  saw 
in  line  on  the  streets  and  in  the  Citadel  green  last  Monday.  Mr. 
Forbes,  at  the  time  of  the  reporter's  visit,  was  in  his  room  at  the 
Charleston  Hotel,  and  gave  expression  to  his  views  while  he 
packed  his  valise  and  performed  his  toilet ;  some  of  his  sentences 
being  interrupted  here  and  there  as  he  plunged  his  face  into  a 
basin  of  water,  or  engaged  in  a  struggle  with  a  refractory  collar 
button. 

Speaking  of  these  Connecticut  troops,  said  he,  I  could  not  but 
be  struck  with  that  miraculous  gift  of  talk  which  is  the  attribute 
of  the  American  citizen.  We  Englishmen  have  a  habit  of  looking 
down  upon  a  talking  man,  and  to  agree  with  Carlisle  when  he  says 
the  able  man  is  the  silent  man*.  And  I  am  bound  to  say  that  the 
first  night  I  was  here,  when  I  heard  those  Connecticut  men  get 
upon  their  hind  legs  and  orate  freely,  with  a  good  deal  of  bun- 
combe thrown  in,  I  said  to  myself :  Much  that  I  am  told  I  will  see 
to-morrow  will  be  promise  without  fulfillment.  But  it  came  about 
quite  the  other  way.  And  I  am  free  to  say  that  it  seems  to  me  that  if 
there  are  a  great  many  regiments  like  that  Connecticut  regiment 
which  I  saw  here  on  parade,  in  a  nation,  it  don't  want  any  standing 
army  at  all,  as  they  would  constitute  a  far  cheaper  and  more  effec- 
tive force  than  any  standing  army  would  be.  I  have  seen  all  the 
armies  in  the  world,  I  believe,  from  the  Afghan  scalawags  to  the 
Russian  Imperial  Guards,  and  I  have  never  seen  greater  precision 
and  solidity  than  those  men  manifested  on  that  dress  parade.  To 
me  it  was  a  revelation,  and  rather  a  disagreeable  revelation,  simply 
from  this  point  of  view,  which  you  can  easily  understand,  that  I 
became  painfully  aware  that  here  was  another  factor  in  the  world 
capable  of  beating  us.  A  man  never  likes  to  find  out  that  the 
number  of  men  stronger  than  himself  is  on  the  increase.  We 
Englishmen  have  been  indulging  in  the  satisfaction  that,  however 
"the  continental  countries  might  grow  with  their  millions  of  reserves 
against  our  hundred  or  two  hundred  thousand  trained  troops,  we 
were  yet  capable  of  swaggering  over  the  United  States,  in  the 
matter  of  drill  and  discipline  and  punctilious  performance  of  evo- 
lutions. But  what  I  saw  yesterday  proved  to  me  that  such  was 
not  the  case.  Those  men  marched  and  wheeled  quite  equal  to 
our  Grenadier  Guard,  and  I  don't  think  I  have  seen  anything  to 
equal  the  precision  in  the  manual  in  that  dress  parade.  It  seemed 


ARCHIBALD    FORBES.  2OI 

to  me  that  the  commanding  officer,  who  went  to  the  front  and 
moved  as  a  piece  of  mechanism,  and  not  like  a  creature  with 
bowels  in  him  at  all,  had  his  foot  on  an  electric  wire  which  com- 
municated with  the  regiment  and  with  every  man  in  the  regiment, 
and  that  each  man  was  a  mere  automaton,  not  moved  by  the  word 
of  command,  but  by  their  colonel's  foot  on  the  concealed  wire  in 
the  ground.  And  what  I  admired  most  of  all  was  the  absolute 
rigidity  of  accuracy  that  was  preserved  in  the  minutest  detail. 

The  tendency  of  a  Republican  country  like  this  is  to  despise 
accuracy  which  does  not  bear  fruit  right  away.  But  the  accuracy 
in  military  affairs  which  appears  good  to  outsiders  is  really  the 
means  to  an  end.  It  is  the  evidence  of  that  discipline  which  in  time 
of  danger  may  be  found  to  have  no  other  stable  reliance  than  by 
that  consuetude  which  rigorous  drill  and  practice,  the  intuition  of 
discipline,  carries  with  it.  Discipline  becomes  second  nature  to 
a  soldier — almost  first  nature.  The  weak  point  of  all  volunteer, 
improvised  forces  is,  that  they  have  not  that  amount  of  discipline 
that  becomes  engrafted  into  the  very  nature  of  the  old  soldier. 
But  those  men  seemed  yesterday  to  have  been  that  way  so  long 
that  what  they  did  was  not  the  result  of  thoughtfulness,  it  was  not 
the  result  of  a  first  rehearsal  or  a  second  rehearsal,  but  the  per- 
formance of  a  thing  by  rote.  And  they  had  come  to  that  perfec- 
tion as  naturally  as  the  taking  of  a  cocktail.  All  this  seems  to 
come  out  of  an  infinite  capacity  for  taking  pains  in  these  Con- 
necticut people. 

It  seemed  to  me  that  comparing — for  I  didn't  like  to  contrast — 
but  comparing  what  I  saw,  that  your  South  Carolina  people  were 
deficient  in  comparison  with  those  Connecticut  troops  in  mechan- 
ical accuracy.  They  looked  well,  and  all  the  world  knows  that 
they  are  good  fighting-men,  but  they  had  not  got  that  punctilious 
accuracy  in  keeping  step  and  in  the  manual  which  brings  confi- 
dence to  a  general  in  a  larger  manoeuvre.  In  other  words,  their 
discipline  was  not  so  good.  Their  rudimentary  discipline  was 
deficient.  I  don't  know  but  that,  if  the  Connecticut  men  and  the 
South  Carolina  men  were  put  in  opposition  to  each  other,  in 
the  first  battle  it  might  be  quite  possible  to  imagine  that  the  Caro- 
linians would  win,  but  when  they  came  to  fight  a  series  of  battles 
you  would  find  that  discipline,  regularity,  method,  and  cohesion 
will  ultimately  tell,  everything  else  being  equal,  as  I  take  it  to  be. 
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2O2  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

I  take  it  for  granted  that  the  two  classes  of  men  are  about  equal 
as  to  what  they  may  call  inherent  valor,  and  estimating  them  to 
be  so,  it  is  only  a  self-evident  proposition  that  an  organization 
like  this  Connecticut  regiment  would  ultimately  be  victorious  over 
troops  lacking  their  discipline.  My  sympathies  are  with  the 
South,  but  my  military  sympathies  are  with  those  people  who 
come  nearest  to  what  I  consider  perfection.  The  Connecticut 
regiment  yesterday  truly  astonished  me.  The  South  has  the  right 
kind  of  material.  All  she  wants  is  to  try  and  remedy  their  defi- 
ciejicy  in  drill.  Your  troops  have  had  the  opportunity  of  seeing 
to  what  perfection  drill  could  be  carried,  but  I  am  satisfied  that 
you  will  hardly  get  much  nearer  perfection  than  those  men  exhib- 
ited yesterday. 

Speaking  editorially  of  the  same  matter,  "  The  News  and 
Courier  "  said  : 

In  considering  the  high  state  of  efficiency  to  which  the  First 
Regiment  of  Connecticut  National  Guard  and  the  Second  Com- 
pany of  Governor's  Guard,  New  Haven,  have  been  brought,  the 
fact  must  not  be  lost  sight  of  that  the  State  of  Connecticut,  to  a 
greater  extent  than  any  other  State  in  the  Union,  pays  special 
attention  to  her  militia,  and  has  in  force  a  militia  law  which  seems 
to  an  outsider  to  be  perfect,  and  which  is  said  by  the  military  men 
of  the  State  to  work  like  a  charm. 

The  First  Regiment  was  selected  by  the  Legislature  to  go  to 
Yorktown  on  account  of  its  efficiency  and  past  record,  and,  with- 
out being  able  to  speak  of  the  efficiency  of  the  other  regiments,  it 
is  safe  to  say  that  the  people  of  Charleston  have  never  before 
entertained  so  fine  a  body  of  well-drilled  citizen  soldiery.  It  is 
only  unfortunate  that  the  whole  of  the  South  Carolina  Legislature 
cannot  be  present  and  see  this  regiment.  If  they  did  they  might 
be  induced  to  give  to  South  Carolina  such  legislation  as  would 
secure  a  similar  efficiency  among  our  State  troops.  Aside  from 
the  interest  taken  by  the  State,  the*  men  themselves  take  great 
interest  in  their  regiments,  and  give  both  time  and  money  towards 
securing  a  high  state  of  efficiency. 


TRAIN    ARRANGEMENTS.  2O3 


TUESDAY,    CONTINUED. 

"  Hail  Columbia." 

As  before  stated,  our  train,  or  trains,  consisted  of  fourteen 
cars,  the  rear  car  of  the  second  train  being  headquarters, 
occupied  by  Col.  Barbour  and  most  of  his  staff,  Maj.  Good- 
rich, and  the  handful  of  guests  ;  Lieut. -Col.  Cone,  Quarter- 
master Cheney,  and  a  few  other  officers,  being  with  the  first 
section. 

The  headquarters  car  was  a  sort  of  Superintendent's  or 
Paymaster's  car,  with  settees  around  the  sides,  not  as  com- 
fortable as-  those  occupied  by  the  rest,  excepting  in  the 
matter  of  having  more  elbow-room. 

There  were  in  the  two  sections  ten  passenger  cars,  one 
for  each  company,  and  one  for  the  band  with  instruments, 
leaving  a  little  extra  room  for  overflow  from  the  rest  of  the 
train  ;  there  were  also  three  cars  for  baggage,  stores,  and  a 
somewhat  cramped  space  for  Capt.  Sluyter  and  assistants. 

Efforts  had  been  made  in  Charleston  to  obtain  stoves  and 
utensils  for  making  coffee  on  the  train,  but  it  was  impossible 
to  do  so,  therefore  it  was  reluctantly  given  up;  there  was  an 
ample  supply  of  cold  meats,  hard  tack,  pickles,  sandwiches, 
etc.,  and  ginger  ale,  bottled  soda,  etc.,  for  those  who  wished 
to  purchase  them;  in  short  everything  possible  had  been 
done  in  a  city  which  had  been  pretty  well  drained  of  eatables 
by  the  soldiers  and  the  crowds,  to  provide  food  for  our  sub- 
sistence, with  a  feeling  on  the  part  of  the  officers  that,  no 
matter  what  was  provided,  there  would  be  plenty  of  grum- 
blers among  so  many. 

Quite  a  number  took  the  precaution  to  "lay  in"  baskets 
and  boxes  of  goodies  at  the  hotel,  for  an  emergency,  and 
very  glad  they  were  'afterward  that  they  had  done  so.  Thus 
much  for  the  eating  department. 


2O4  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

The  cars  as  a  whole  were  exceedingly  pleasant  and  com- 
fortable, finely  upholstered,  and  as  easy  as  any  cars  on  any 
road,  one  or  two  however  being  in  poor  condition,  causing  us 
trouble  later  on. 

Co.  D  were  assigned  to  a  car  which  proved  to  have  a 
history,  the  car  used  by  Gen.  Thomas  while  "going  through" 
the  Southern  States;  it  is  iron-plated  throughout,  bullet-proof, 
and  was  used  as  head-quarters  car,  while  moving  about  in 
places  where  a  stray  bullet  might  hurt  some  body. 

The  run  on  the  South  Carolina  road  was  a  rapid  one,  our 
trains  having  the  right  of  way  between  Charleston  and 
Columbia;  we  passed  Summerville  at  12  M.  without  stopping, 
although  a  large  crowd  had  gathered  to  see  us. 

SUMMERVILLE,  October  25111. 

The  two  passenger  sections  bearing  the  Connecticut  contingent 
passed  here  promptly  on  schedule  time  at  12  o'clock.  An  im- 
promptu ovation  had  been  gotten  up  by  the  young  ladies,  who 
had  prepared  a  handsome  and  elaborate  floral  offering  for  the 
Governor  and  the  officers  of  the  "Famous  First."  The  customary 
ceremonies,  speeches,  etc.,  were,  however,  prevented  by  the  fact 
that  the  trains  did  not  stop,  as  was  anticipated.  The  tribute  from 
the  ladies  was  sent  in  on  the  fly  by  an  acrobatic  performance  of 
the  ticket  agent.  The  wreaths  and  mementoes  were  of  exquisite 
design,  the  one  to  Governor  Bigelow  being  tastefully  and  beauti- 
fully arranged.  The  souvenirs  addressed  to  the  staff  officers  were 
prepared  with  similar  taste  and  grace. 

The  transit  of  the  regiment  was  the  event  of  the  day,  the  flut- 
tering public  having  been  on  the  qui  vive  of  excitement  the  whole 
morning,  and  sitting  on  the  safety-valves  of  their  patriotism  and 
curiosity.  As  a  failure  to  see  and  be  seen  the  little  occasion  was 
-eminently  successful.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  effort  to  keep 
pace  with  the  general  good  feeling  will  nevertheless  be  duly  ap- 
preciated. 

When  the  members  read  the  above,  a  sort  of  far-away  look 
ran  through  the  ranks,  and  a  feeling  of  sadness  prevailed,  for 
the  reason  that  they  had  not  been  permitted  to  pay  their 
respects  to  the  ladies ;  'twas  too  bad.  Young  ladies,  undoubt- 


SUMMERVILLE — ORANGEBURG.  2O5 

edly,  and  the  regiment  composed  of  young  men;  too  bad, 
colonel,  too  bad. 

At  Branchville,  the  junction  of  several  railroads,  a  short 
stop  was  made,  and  one  company  at  least  had  a  feast  of 
ginger  pigs,  4  for  5  cents  (this  is  a  peculiarity  of  Branchville, 
as  southern  travelers  are  aware). 

At  Orangeburg  a  crowd  of  about  two  hundred  had  assem- 
bled, but  we  did  not  stop,  so  they  contented  themselves  with 
sending  after  us  some  hearty  cheers 

Soon  after  leaving  this  place  the  second  section  had  a 
tedious  delay  of  nearly  an  hour,  caused  by  a  hot  box  on  one 
of  the  afore-mentioned  old  cars,  but  while  the  box  was  being 
re-packed  and  the  wheel  cooled  off  the  soldiers  improved  the 
time  by  gathering  large  supplies  of  cotton  bolls  to  bring 
home,  as  we  were  not  far  distant  from  cotton  fields. 

Lunch  was  served  on  the  train,  and  as  we  had  been  mak- 
ing good  time  all  hands  felt  that  they  were  having  one, 
although  remarkably  quiet,  being  glad  to  rest  awhile  after 
the  festivities  of  the  two  days  in  Charleston. 

It  was  well  along  towards  sundown  when  we  approached 
Columbia,  where  we  expected  a  stop  of  half  an  hour  to 
change  to  the  C.  C.  &  A.  R.  R.,  and  hoped  to  see  something 
of  this  celebrated  city,  the  capital  of  the  State.  Suddenly 
our  ears  were  saluted  with  the  roar  of  cannon,  which  some- 
what startled  us,  but  on  looking  forward  we  discovered  a 
dense  crowd  gathered  about  the  station,  while  at  a  short 
distance  a  salute  was  being  fired  with  guns  pointed  from  us. 
As  will  appear  by  the  extracts  from  the  Columbia  papers, 
which  I  will  insert  in  this  story,  the  citizens  of  Columbia 
had  made  arrangements  to  give  us  a  fine  reception,  in  case 
we  could  be  induced  to  remain  a  few  hours  as  guests  of  the 
city,  but  receiving  a  dispatch  from  the  mayor  of  Charleston, 
stating  that  we  should  only  pass  through  the  city,  they  con- 
tented themselves  with  gathering  at  the  depot  and  parading 
the  Flying  Artillery  to  give  us  the  honor  of  a  salute.  How 
they  were  disappointed,  and  we  made  a  long  stay,  will  be 
told  in  their  own  words. 


2J>6  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

When  the  first  section  arrived,  under  command  of  Lt.-Col. 
Cone,  amid  the  thunder  of  artillery,  the  crowd  at  the  station 
gave  hearty  cheers  for  the  Yankee  troops,  and  they  were 
welcomed  by  Capt.  Richbourg  for  the  military,  and  Mayor 
O'Neale  in  behalf  of  the  city,  when  it  being  ascertained  that 
the  second  train  was  delayed  so  that  it  would  not  arrive  for  an 
hour,  hurried  preparations  were  made  to  entertain  the  visi- 
tors. 

Carriages  were  provided  for  the  officers  of  the  regiment, 
who  had  a  pleasant  drive  about  the  city  and  a  collation  at 
the  City  Hall,  the  soldiers  meanwhile  being  allowed  to  walk 
about  and  see  the  many  interesting  sights. 

At  about  6  o'clock  the  second  train  arrived,  and  Col.  Bar- 
bour  was  prevailed  upon  to  form  his  command  and  allow  the 
people  to  view  the  regiment  as  a  whole.  Attorney-General 
Youmans,  upon  being  introduced  to  Col.  Barbour,  presented 
him  with  an  elegant  bouquet  in  the  form  of  the  letter  C, 
having  in  the  centre  a  cotton  pod,  a  cotton  bloom,  and  ball 
of  lint,  given  as  a  testimonial  from  Columbia  to  Connecticut; 
it  was  a  very  happy  conception,  and  was  greatly  admired  and 
prized  by  the  recipient,  who  in  a  few  words  expressed  his 
thanks.  And  please  bear  in  mind  that  this  was  in  Columbia, 
called  before  the  war  the  "hot-bed  of  Secession,"  where  the 
North  was  hated  with  intense  hate,  where  thousands  of 
Union  soldiers  were  imprisoned,  and  the  city  burned  when 
Sherman's  army  approached,  nearly  every  building  being 
destroyed ;  but,  thank  God,  all  this  sectional  hate  has  passed 
away,  and  the  soldiers  of  the  two  old  Continental  States 
could  clasp  hands  in  sworn  friendship. 

The  various  companies  were  soon  in  line,  and,  escorted  by 
a  detachment  of  Columbia  troops,  marched  across  the  city, 
through  the" principal  streets  to  the  other  station,  attracting 
much  attention,  although  the  lateness  of  the  hour  prevented 
a  good  view  of  the  passing  troops;  the  playing  of  Colt's 
Band,  however,  was  much  admired,  as  it  had  been  everywhere 
on  the  trip,  and  when,  just  in  front  of  the  old  Hampton 
place,  they  struck  up  "Dixie,"  the  music  was  completely 
drowned  in  the  cheers  of  the  spectators. 


COLUMBIA.  2O7 

The  regiment  stacked  arms  in  Blanding  street,  and  waited 
— how  long?  only  three  hours  or  so,  for  though  one-half  hour 
was  sufficient  to  make  the  transfer,  yet,  the  two  roads  not 
being  on  the  best  of  terms,  we  had  a  vexatious  delay.  A 
few  who  didn't  care  to  march  were  treated  to  a  carriage-drive 
and  a  collation  at  the  City  Hall,  but  it  being  dark  by  this 
time,  we  had  but  little  opportunity  to  see  the  city.  Very 
few,  if  any,  cities  suffered  during  the  war  more  than  did 
Columbia,  and  it  is  still  suffering  from  its  effects,  not  yet 
being  rebuilt,  and  we  were  informed  that  it  is  too  poor  to 
afford  to  have  the  streets  lighted  ;  but,  with  a  new  generation 
growing  up,  it  will  yet  be  prosperous. 

Major  Goodrich  and  myself  enjoyed  a  great  treat,  for 
while  riding  past  the  Baptist  church,  just  being  lighted  for 
evening  service,  the  courteous  gentleman,  Dr.  T.  T.  Moore, 
who  accompanied  us,  stopped  the  carriage,  and  took  us  inside 
the  building,  saying  "Gentlemen,  you  are  now  standing  on 
the  spot  where  the  first  ordinance  of  Secession  was  passed," 
which  proved  to  be  the  fact,  and  he  gave  us  many  interesting 
facts  also  about  the  early  days  of  the  rebellion,  which  I  will 
not  relate  here. 

The  population  of  Columbia  is  about  12,000,  of  whom 
probably  two-thirds  are  colored. 

The  members  of  the  regiment  skirmished  around  for  eata- 
bles, hired  the  "darkies,"  who  were  standing  around  open- 
mouthed,  to  sing  and  dance,  and  managed  to  survive  the 
long  delay  ;  but  it  was  exceedingly  wearisome. 

At  last  came  the  welcome  order  to  fall  in,  and  we  hoped  to 
start  at  once,  but  even  after  we  had  been  assured  that  the 
train  would  start  in  five  minutes  we  waited  about  three- 
fourths  of  an  hour ;  but  in  the  headquarters  car  we  enjoyed 
quite  a  treat,  for  about  a  half-dozen  "darkies"  who  had  been 
singing  for  the  boys  climbed  on  the  platform  of  the  car, 
and  sang  as  only  plantation  negroes  can  sing ;  anything  and 
everything  we  asked  for,  they  knew.  We  gave  them  money, 
more  than  they  had  seen  very  likely  for  many  weeks.  Each 
of  our  party  asked  for  a  song,  which  was  sung.  Bye-and-bye, 


2O8  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Chaplain  Cooper  called  for  a  particular  song,  one  of  the  old 
revival  melodies.  .  "Can  you  sing  it,  boys?"  "Oh!  yes,  sah." 
So  the  leader,  who  had  asked  permission  to  "jess  step  his 
foot  inside,  sah,"  sang  one  line,  hesitated,  and  tried  again,  he 
had  forgotten  the  words ;  he  scratched  his  head  a  moment, 
arid  then  turned  with  a  comical  look  to  the  chaplain,  and  in 
an  indescribable  tone  of  voice  said,  "D — d  if  I  ain't  done 
gone  forgot  it." 

The  roars  of  laughter  which  greeted  this  unlooked-for  ex- 
planation lasted  for  some  time,  and.  astonished  the  aforesaid 
leader,  who  maybe  would  have  turned  pale,  had  he  known 
who  he  had  been  speaking  to. 

The  Historian  called  in  his  turn  for  "  Gwine  back  to 
Dixie,"  which  was  sung  in  a  very  pathetic  and  touching  man- 
ner. 

After  awhile  we  fairly  got  under  way,  but  it  was  with  diffi- 
culty that  we  induced  our  singers  to  jump  from  the  train; 
they  evidently  had  a  liking  for  us  Yanks. 

Concerning  our  departure,  I  quote  from  the  "Columbia 
Register : " 

The  band  played  a  lively  air,  the  crowd  rent  the  air  with  shouts 
and  the  train  rattled  off  for  Charlotte,  bearing  as  gallant  and 
gentlemanly  a  regiment  of  soldiers  as  ever  trod  the  soil  of  South 
Carolina. 

This  occurred  at  about  9.30  P.M.,  and  as  we  had  no  sleep- 
ing-cars and  were  exceeding  wearied,  all  hands  made  them- 
selves as  comfortable  as  possible  in  the  car-seats,  and  slept 
the  sleep  of  the  sleepy  ;  but,  notwithstanding  our  wearisome 
delay,  were  very  glad  we  had  given  the  citizens  of  Columbia 
an  opportunity  to  see  a  sample  of  Northern  troops. 

From  the  very  excellent  reports  in  the  Columbia  papers, 
and  in  order  to  show  the  fraternal  feeling  and  good  will 
manifested,  I  quote : 


WHAT    THEY    WISHED    TO    DO.  2CK) 

From  the  "Register,"  October  25th. 
CONNECTICUT   IN    COLUMBIA. 


THE     CRACK      MILITARY     REGIMENT     OF     THE     NUTMEG     STATE     TO 
MAKE   A    FLYING   INVASION    OF   THE   PALMETTO    STATE'S    CAPITAL 

TO-DAY LET   COLUMBIA     GIVE     THE     BOYS     IN     BLUE     A     FITTING 

RECEPTION. 

Last  night  a  dispatch  was  received  from  Charleston  stating  that 
a  special  train  would  leave  that  city  for  Columbia  at  8  o'clock  this 
morning,  containing  the  Connecticut  regiment.  This  train  will 
reach  Columbia  to-day  at  12.30  o'clock.  The  transfer  of  baggage, 
etc.,  from  the  South  Carolina  railroad  to  the  Charlotte,  Columbia 
and  Augusta  railroad  will  require  a  considerable  time,  during 
which  the  people  of  Columbia  will  have  an  opportunity  of  tender- 
ing the  traveling  soldiers  a  hearty  welcome.  It  is  not  yet  known 
how  long  a  stay  they  can  make  in  Columbia,  but  they  will  pro- 
bably, if  pressed  to  do  so,  spend  three  or  four  hours  here.  Owing 
to  the  lateness  of  the  hour  at  which  the  news  of  their  coming 
reached  Columbia,  no  definite  programme  could  be  arranged  last 
night.  It  is  known,  however,  that  the  four  military  companies 
will  go  in  full  uniform  to  the  depot  to  escort  the  visitors  through 
the  city.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the  train  salvos  of  cannon  will  be 
fired  by  the  Columbia  Flying  Artillery.  The  Mayor  and  Alder- 
men in  a  body  will  probably  greet  the  distinguished  guests  from 
the  "Nutmeg  State/'  and  the  South  Carolina  officials  will  doubt- 
less be  on  hand  to  take  a  part  in  the  ceremonies.  Last  night,  as 
soon  as  the  news  was  received,  the  telephones  were  brought  into 
requisition  in  spreading  it  over  the  city.  A  number  of  prominent 
citizens  were  waited  upon,  and  they  were  enthusiastic  over  the 
prospect  of  meeting  the  Connecticut  military,  of  whom  they  had 
heard  so  much,  and  it  was  generally  agreed  that  it  would  be  the 
proper  thing  to  spread  a  collation  for  the  troops  and  invite  them 
to  spend  as  much  time  as  possible  in  Columbia.  Never  before  in 
times  of  peace  has  a  Connecticut  regiment  trodden  South  Caro- 
lina soil,  and  when  it  enters  the  capital  of  the  Palmetto  State 
during  this  era  of  amity  it  should  be  made  to  feel  the  warmth  of 
our  hospitality.  Let,  therefore,  the  whole  city  of  Columbia — 
men,  women,  and  children — don  their  festal  habiliments  and  greet 
these  distinguished  citizen  soldiery  and  make  them  realize  that 
27 


2IO  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

their  passage  through  Columbia  is  hailed  with  sentiments  of  the 
utmost  kindness  and  good  will  and  with  feelings  of  universal 
delight.  Give  the  boys  of  the  Nutmeg  State  a  cordial  reception. 

From  the  "  Register,"  October  26th. 
THE   VISIT   OF  THE     FIRST   CONNECTICUT. 

The  city  officials,  the  military  commands,  and  the  citizens  gen- 
erally were  taken  by  surprise  yesterday,  and  no  proper  reception 
was  therefore  given  to  the  splendid  regiment  of  Connecticut 
troops  which  marched  through  our  streets.  It  was  contemplated 
to  have  received  the  regiment  with  real  Carolina  hospitality,  so 
that  Charleston  should  not  be  alone  remembered  by  the  New 
England  boys;  but  the  news  received  made  our  citizens  confident 
that  we  would  not  have  the  pleasure  of  greeting  the  homeward 
bound  military. 

The  city  council,  anxious  to  extend  every  hospitality,  held  a 
meeting  at  8  o'clock  yesterday  morning,  and  telegraphed  to  Mayor 
Courtenay  of  Charleston,  requesting  information  as  to  the  move- 
ments of  the  Connecticut  boys.  No  answer  having  been  received 
up  to  11.30  A.M.,  the  council  reconvened  at  that  hour  to  deliberate 
upon  what  further  steps  to  take,  and  at  12.30  P.M.  a  dispatch  was 
received  from  the  Mayor  of  Charleston,  stating  that  he  thought 
the  regiment  would  not  stop  in  Columbia,  but  would  merely 
change  cars.  At  about  the  same  time  a  dispatch  was  received  by 
a  citizen  from  another  source  conveying  the  information  that 
Governor  Bigelow  and  staff  had  gone  to  Augusta,  and  that  the 
regiment  would  pass  directly  through  Columbia. 

With  this  information  all  steps  towards  a  reception  came  to  an 
end,  as  it  was  considered  certain  the  troops  would  change  cars  at 
the  Junction. 

A  detachment  from  the  Richland  Volunteer  Rifle  Company 
and  one  from  the  Columbia  Flying  Artillery,  however,  repaired  to 
the  railroad  to  greet  the  Connecticut  troops,  and  a  number  of 
civilians  also  went  for  a  like  purpose.  Upon  getting  there  it  was 
ascertained  that  the  troops  would  stop  here,  but  it  was  too  late  to 
perfect  any  arrangements  for  a  collation,  and  those  who  became 
aware  of  the  circumstances  did  the  best  they  could  to  let  the  visi- 
tors see  that  a  warm  welcome  would  have  awaited  them  had  it 
been  known  that  they  were  coming.  The  officers  were,  ridden 


RECEPTION    INFORMALLY.  211 

around  by  the  citizens  and  a  great  many  went  to  the  Charlotte, 
Columbia  and  Augusta  railroad  depot  to  see  them  off  and  be  with 
them  at  least. 

The  regiment  marched  through  the  city  at  a  little  after  6  o'clock, 
presenting  a  magnificent  appearance,  notwithstanding  the  fatigue 
of  their  long  journey  and  the  Yorktown  hardships. 

The  Columbia  military  companies  had  been  ordered  out  early 
in  the  morning,  but  the  order  was  afterwards  countermanded,  and 
the  boys  and  their  officers  looked  awfully  chopfallen  when  it  was 
found  that  it  was  impossible  to  get  out. 

COLUMBIA   TO    CONNECTICUT. 


HER    WELCOME    TO   THE   GALLANT   MILITIA   OF   THE   NUTMEG   STATE 

AN    IMPROMPTU     RECEPTION — THE    MINGLING    OF     THE     BLUE 

AND    THE   GRAY FAREWELL   TO    SOUTH     CAROLINA — ROSTER     OF 

THE    OFFICERS. 

Yesterday  afternoon,  at  5  o'clock,  the  first  train  from  Charleston 
reached  Columbia  with  half  of  the  Connecticut  regiment.  One 
hour  later  the  second  train  arrived  bringing  the  other  half. 
Nearly  two  hours  before  the  arrival  of  the  first  train  crowds  had 
assembled  at  the  depot,  expecting  that  the  train  would  arrive  at 
3.30  o'clock,  as  was  announced  in  a  private  dispatch  from  the 
Mayor  of  Charleston.  As  soon  as  the  smoke  of  the  locomotive 
became  visible  in  the  distance  the  Columbia  Flying  Artillery,  who 
had  assembled  in  full  uniform  in  the  open  space  near  the  railway 
platform,  began  firing  salutes,  and  the  cannon  continued  to  roar 
till  the  train  came  to  a  full  stop.  Then  the  crowds  along  the 
platform  gave  cheer  after  cheer  for  the  traveling  soldiers.  It  was 
thought  that  only  a  stay  of  a  few  minutes  would  be  made,  for  it 
had  been  stated  in  all  the  telegrams  from  Charleston  that  the 
regiment  would  not  stop  at  Columbia,  but  go  through  to  Charlotte. 
The  soldiers  who  rode  on  the  first  train  left  the  coaches  and  filed 
into  line.  Never  was  a  finer  body  of  soldiers  seen  in  Columbia. 
The  magnificent  band  which  accompanied  them  played  a  few 
selections  while  the  baggage  was  transferred  from  the  cars  of  the 
South  Carolina  railroad  to  those  of  the  Charlotte,  Columbia  and 
Augusta  railroad. 


212  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

The  music  was  very  much  enjoyed  by  the  throng  of  listeners. 
When  it  was  announced  that  a  second  train  was  coming  and 
would  not  arrive  for  an  hour,  it  was  suggested  by  Mayor  O'Neale, 
Colonel  Pearce,  and  others,  that  the  officers  of  the  regiment  be 
shown  some  public  attention  by  the  officers  of  the  city.  Captain 
Richbourg  with  his  men,  who  had  come  down  in  full  uniform  to 
welcome  the  visitors,  were  soon  among  the  Connecticut  soldiers, 
making  friends  with  them.  Then  followed  introductions  and 
pleasant  chats.  In  the  meantime  preparations  had  been  hurriedly 
made  to  entertain  the  officers  in  the  City  Council  Chamber.  A 
number  of  prominent  citizens  of  Columbia,  including  the  Mayor 
and  Aldermen  and  the  State  officials,  were  present.  Carriages 
were  provided  by  these  gentlemen,  who  took  charge  of  the  officers 
of  the  regiment  and  distinguished  civilians  accompanying  the 
troops,  and  they  were  driven  through  some  of  the  principal  streets 
of  the  city.  The  visitors  were  delighted  with  the  beauties  of 
Columbia,  and  expressed  themselves  in  enthusiastic  terms  con- 
cerning the  attractions  of  the  city.  They  were  taken  to  the  sum- 
mit of  Taylor's  Hill,  where  they  had  a  most  beautiful  view  of 
Columbia  and  the  surrounding  country.  Then  they  were  driven 
to  the  City  Hall,  where  they  were  entertained  for  half  an  hour. 
The  jovial,  pleasant  conversation,  amid  the  popping  of  champagne 
corks,  rendered  the  occasion  one  of  real  enjoyment  to  both  the 
visitors  and  their  hosts. 

About  this  time  the  second  train  reached  Columbia,  bringing 
the  rest  of  the  troops  sfnd  the  Colonel  and  several  other  officers. 
These  were  taken  in  charge  by  a  committee  of  citizens,  who  treated 
them  in  the  same  way  in  which  their  brother  officers  had  been 
treated  an  hour  before.  After  returning  to  the  depot,  where  all 
the  companies  were  drawn  up  in  line,  it  was  decided  by  the  Colonel 
that,  instead  of  riding  around  the  city,  the  whole  regiment  should 
march  from  one  depot  to  the  other.  Consequently,  a  few  minutes 
later,  preceded  by  the  band,  the  whole  command  marched  up 
Gervais  street  to  the  State  House,  then  up  Main  street  to  Bland- 
ing,  and  out  of  that  street  to  the  depot  of  the  Charlotte,  Columbia 
and  Augusta  railroad,  where  it  was  expected  that  the  trains 
would  be  in  waiting  to  convey  them  on  to  Charlotte,  without  fur- 
ther delay.  The  pavements  were  crowded  with  men,  women,  and 
children,  both  white  and  black,  who  cheered  the  soldiers  as  they 
marched  along.  When  just  in  front  of  the  old  Hampton  place, 


COMPLIMENTARY.  213 

in  Blanding  street,  the  band  struck  up  "Dixie."  The  music  was 
almost  drowned  by  the  loud  cheers  which  the  tune  elicited.  The 
soldiers  continued  their  tramp  until  the  railroad  was  reached. 
They  then  disbanded  and  stacked  their  arms  along  Blanding 
street.  It  was  expected  that  the  train  which  was  to  bear  them 
homeward  would  be  ready  in  a  few  minutes,  but,  on  account  of 
some  misunderstanding  on  the  part  of  the  railway  employees  who 
had  the  train  in  charge,  a  vexatious  delay  of  nearly  three  hours 
was  occasioned.  This  caused  great  inconvenience  to  the  soldiers, 
who  were  hungry  and  tired.  They  had  to  wait  out  in  the  damp, 
dark  streets,  without  food,  until  the  train  was  ready  to  start,  when 
they  re-entered  the  coaches.  While  the  band  played  a  lively  air 
and  the  crowd  rent  the  air  with  shouts,  the  train  rattled  off  for 
Charlotte,  bearing  as  gallant  and  gentlemanly  a  regiment  of  sol- 
diers as  ever  trod  the  soil  of  South  Carolina. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  features  of  the  occasion  was  the 
presentation  at  the  South  Carolina  railroad  depot  by  the  Rich- 
land  Volunteers  of  a  handsome  wreath  of  flowers,  the  handiwork 
of  a  Columbia  lady,  to  the  Connecticut  Regiment.  The  presenta- 
tion was  made  by  Attorney-General  Youmans,  in  his  well-known 
felicitous  style,  in  which  he  gave  utterance  to  patriotic  thoughts 
which  stirred  the  hearts  of  all  who  heard  him,  and  which  called 
forth  an  outburst  of  hearty  applause. 

Colonel  Barbour,  commanding  the  regiment,  in  receiving  the 
wreath,  responded  in  an  exceedingly  happy  manner,  and  directed 
that  it  should  be  placed  on  the  staff  bearing  the  regimental  flag. 

The  Connecticut  troops  are  as  well  disciplined  and  as  thoroughly 
drilled  as  the  best  trained  regulars.  They  march  with  the  pre- 
cision of  veterans. 

It  is  safe  to  say  that  Columbia  was  never  more  agreeably  sur- 
prised than  yesterday. 

All  of  which  praise,  coming  from  such  a  source,  is  very 
gratifying,  and  certainly  sounds  better  than  the  comments  in 
the  Southern  papers  regarding  the  conduct  of  the  Ninth 
Massachusetts  in  Richmond. 

The  leading  citizens  of  Columbia  have  the  hearty  thanks 
of  the  entire  Connecticut  party  for  their  kind  attentions,  as 
well  as  intentions,  and  their  hospitality,  shown  to  us  at  a  time- 
when  they  had  supposed  we  should  merely  pass  through  the 


214  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

city,  was  sincere  and  unbounded.     We  hope  we  may  have  an 
opportunity  at  some  future  time  to  reciprocate. 

The  Historian  endeavored  to  obtain  the  names  of  those 
who  paid  us  so  much  attention  and  endeavored  to  make  our 
stay  pleasant,  and,  at  the  risk  of  omitting  some  who,  perhaps, 
should  have  a  place  in  the  list,  will  mention  those  obtained, 
asking  pardon  for  any  omissions  : 

Mayor  RICHARD  O'NEIL, 
Col.  SAMUEL  A.  PEARCE, 
Col.  J.  R.  ABNEY, 
Dr.  T.  T.  MOORE, 

Col.    McMASTERS, 

Col.  THOMAS  DODAMEDE, 
Col.  J.  R.  POPE, 
Capt.  C.  J.  IREDELL, 
Capt.  J.  Q.  MARSHALL, 
Capt.  J.  N.  RICHBOURG, 
NATHANIEL  BARNWELL. 

We  were,  also  under  obligations  to  Mr.  Orchard  and  others, 
of  the  Columbia  "  Press,"  and  felt  very  sorry  that  we  were  un- 
able, during  the  tedious  hours  of  waiting,  to  have  done  more 
for  the  enjoyment  of  the  good  people,  or  to  have  been  enabled 
to  visit  places  of  interest  in  and  about  the  city,  of  which  we 
had  heard  so  much. 

But  the  darkness  and  uncertainty  of  the  hour  of  our 
departure  rendered  these  things  impossible.  Columbia ! 
Good-bye  ! 


NORTH    CAROLINA.  21$ 


WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  26TH. 

"  Dinna  ye  hear  the  Slow-gan." 

We  passed  through  Charlotte.  North  Carolina,  very  early, 
without  stopping  except  to  change  cars,  and  without  an 
opportunity  of  seeing  anything  of  Charlotte.  The  fates  were 
certainly  against  us,  for  we  had  been  unable  to  stop  and 
make  the  acquaintance  of  the  ladies  of  "Summerville,  and  now 
there  was  no  opportunity  to  see  Charlotte ;  at  any  rate,  the 
hour  was  so  early  in  all  probability  she  was  not  up.  Poor 
Charlotte !  and  she,  to.o,  had  no  chance  to  see  us. 

Breakfast  was  served  through  the  cars  as  well  as  the  limited 
accommodations  allowed,  but  we  had  an  ample  supply  of  hard- 
tack and  cold  meats,  and  some  of  the  men  obtained  cheese 
and  pickles  in  addition.  Many  of  the  men  clamored  for 
coffee,  and  the  more  they  couldn't  get  it  the%  more  they 
wanted  it,  and  no  explanation  seemed  to  satisfy  some  of  them. 
About  the  middle  of  the  forenoon  we  reached  Salisbury,  and, 
it  having  been  stated  by  some  one  that  we  should  make  a  long 
stop  here,  a  large  number  went  ashore  and  made  some  pur- 
chases ;  others  went  to  a  hotel  near  by  and  made  applications 
of  water  to  their  skin,  on  the  outside,  in  order  that  they 
might  not  forget  the  operation. 

This  is  a  place  of  considerable  interest,  many  Union  prison- 
ers having  been  confined  in  Salisbury  prison  during  the  war. 
The  building  was  pointed  out,  standing  some  distance  away. 
Suddenly,  while  the  soldiers  were  scattered  about  the  station 
and  the  portion  of  the  town  near  by,  came  "  all  aboard  !  "  the 
whistle  tooted,  the  bell  rang,  and  stragglers  came  tumbling 
aboard  pretty  lively. 

Shortly  after  the  train  got  in  motion  the  discovery  was 
made  that  two  of  Company  K  were  left  behind ;  having  been 
informed  that  there  was  plenty  of  time,  the  members  of  that 


2l6  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

wide-awake  company  made  a  collection  of  several  dollars  and 
deputized  two  of  their  number  to  skirmish  around  for  sup- 
plies, and  the  result  was  that  they  got  left. 

Not  deeming  it  best  to  be  personal,  I  will  not  state  their 
names,  merely  mentioning  that  the  (Scar)  borough  of  Salis- 
bury had  a  larger  stock  of  Candee  that  day  than  usual. 

Efforts  had  been  made  here  to  obtain  a  supply  of  coffee, 
but,  notwithstanding  there  is  a  junction  of  several  railroads, 
we  could  not  get  it ;  therefore  Quartermaster  Cheney  tele- 
graphed ahead  to  Greensboro  for  enough  hot  coffee  for  six 
hundred  men  to  be  ready  upon  the  arrival  of  the  train ;  hav- 
ing been  assured  that  we  could  get  any  amount  and  anything 
else  we  might  wish  for,  and  it  being  known  through  the  regi- 
ment, the  men  felt  better. 

At  Thomasville  we  stopped  for  a  few  moments,  when  we 
were  treated  to  a  pig-race,  the  piggest  thing  thus  far  on  the 
trip.  A  few  of  the  soldiers  were  allowed  to  leave  the  train, 
when,  catching  sight  of  a  little  black  pig  in  a  litter  that  were 
grunting  about  a  little  cabin  near  by,  two  or  three  men  tried 
to  catch  him,  but,  not  succeeding,  reinforcements  came,  until 
about  a  score  were  endeavoring  to  capture  the  smart  and 
active  little  porker,  who  fought  and  dodged  bravely  until, 
wearied  out,  he  was,  captured  and  brought  on  board  the  train 
in  triumph.  The  owner  was  reimbursed  for  the  animal,  and 
piggie  was  brought  home  safely,  having  become  quite  a  pet. 

We  reached  Greensboro  at  noon,  and  at  last  we  should 
have  the  long-wished-for  coffee  ;  but  we  were  fast  learning 
that  the  people  down  on  the  lines  of  railroads  in  the  South 
do  not  know  how  to  do  things  as  we  do  in  the  North,  and  here 
was  an  instance,  for,  after  several  hours'  notice,  they  had — 
how  much  do  you  suppose  ?  Why  eight  (8)  gallons  of  coffee 
ready  for  six  hundred  men, — about  a  half-tablespoonful  for 
each,  instead  of  one  hundred  gallons,  as  was  expected,  the 
excuse  being  from  the  keeper  of  the  eating-house  that  he 
had  nothing  large  enough  there  to  make  more  at  one  time. 

The  question  arose  as  to  whether  we  should  wait  for  coffee 
or  not.  It  was  decided  to  let  the  men  have  what  they  had 


GREENSBORO  COFFEE.  217 

so  long  been  deprived  of ;  therefore  coffee-making  began 
very  actively,  with  Capt.  Sluyter  to  assist.  The  Historian 
having  ascertained  accidentally  that  a  five-minutes'  walk 
would  take  him  to  the  McAdoo  House,  a  fine  hotel,  induced 
the  member  of  the  New  Haven  "  Press  "  to  assist  him,  and 
managed  by  means  of  a  little  trickery  to  get  Col.  Barbour  up 
to  said  hotel,  and  we  three  sat  down  to  an  excellent  dinner, 
and  well  served. 

In  justice  to  Col.  Barbour  I  will  say  that  he  was  suffering 
from  a  severe  headache,  and  at  first  refused  to  leave  the  sta- 
tion, to  do  anything,  or  have  anything  different  from  the  rest, 
but  the  Historian  felt  himself  justified  in  taking  the  course 
he  did,  and  will  gladly  bear  the  blame.  (P.  S.  'Twas  a  blamed 
good  dinner,  with  plenty  of  coffee,  and  cured  the  Colonel's 
headache.) 

We  waited  a  couple  of  hours,  until  the  men  got  their  cof- 
fee, and  gladly  departed,  but  luckily,  just  before  the  train  got 
under  weigh,  the  two  missing  members,  who  had  got  left  at 
Salisbury,  arrived  on  a  freight-train.  I  was  not  informed 
whether  they  obtained  the  supplies  they  went  after,  or 
whether  in  case  they  did  not  they  returned  the  large  amount 
of  money  placed  in  their  hands.  They  obtained  permission 
to  ride  as  freight,  just  as  one  of  the  Salisbury  military,  who 
had  hastily  donned  his  uniform,  arrived  at  the  depot  to  ten- 
der the  hospitalities  of  the  soldiers  to  them,  a  very  kind  and 
thoughtful  act.  (No  boys,  you  are  mistaken,  it  wasn't  the 
Sheriff.) 

Greensboro  is  the  county  town,  and  said  to  be  exceedingly 
pleasant,  west  of  the  depot,  and  it  was  interesting  to  know 
that  we  were  not  the  first  to  wait  in  this  place.  Jefferson 
Davis  and  cabinet,  while  trying  to  escape  from  the  Southern 
Confederacy,  after  the  surrender  of  Lee,  waited  here  for  a  long 
time  while  endeavoring  to  ascertain  the  best  route  to  follow 
in  order  to  escape  Sherman's  army.  He  took  the  same  route 
going  South  that  we  had  been  following  coming  North. 

Many  historical  facts  might  be  mentioned  in  connection 
with  Greensboro,  but  space  will  not  permit ;  five  miles  distant 
28 


2l8  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

the  memorable  battle  of  Guilford  Court  House  was  fought 
during  the  Revolution,  and  the  surrender  of  Johnston's  army 
to  Sherman,  in  the  last  days  of  our  late  war,  took  place 
about  sixteen  miles  distant. 

All  along  from  Charlotte  we  had  been  on  historic  ground, 
and  from  this  point,  as  we  should  approach  Washington,  we 
were  to  go  over  the  ground  so  often  occupied  by  both  armies, 
and  the  scenes  of  many  bloody  conflicts. 

Just  along  here,  however,  and  until  we  should  arrive  at 
Danville,  the  country  was  not  often  visited  by  the  Union  sol- 
diers, excepting  as  they  were  on  their  way  to  Salisbury  prison 
— until  the  last  year  of  the  war. 

We  were  much  interested  in  seeing  the  country,  but  it  was 
very  different  from  New  England,  and  the  villages  far  infe- 
rior to  those  of  the  North  ;  there  was  a  look  of  poverty  about 
the  land,  the  houses,  and  the  people ;  and  especially  in  the 
matter  of  railroading  there  was  a  want  of  enterprise  and  push. 
The  rolling-stock  was  excellent,  but  they  needed  a  Superin- 
tendent Davidson  to  manage  affairs,  in  which  case  somebody 
would  know,  when  we  stopped  at  a  station,  whether  the  train 
would  wait  five  minutes  or  five  hours. 

At  Reidville  something  remarkable  occurred ;  we  saw  two 
very  pretty  young  ladies,  and  at  Pelham,  and  other  small 
places, — for  we  stopped  often — we  saw  crowds  of  wondering 
negroes,  and  we  wondered  how  and  where  they  lived.  The 
cry  still  being  for  coffee,  Quartermaster  Cheney  telegraphed 
to  Danville  Junction  for  coffee  and  sandwiches  to  be  in  readi- 
ness for  us  all.  We  arrived  at  this  important  station  about 
dark,  and  found,  as  we  had  done  all  the  way,  that  owing  to 
lack  of  management,  or  for  other  reasons,  preparations  had 
not  been  made,  as  expected. 

Here  we  were  obliged  to  wait  for  two  hours  before  all  could 
be  served,  and  all  the  while  the  proprietor  of  the  hotel  and 
eating-house,  as  well  as  the  servants  and  employees,  acted  as 
though  in  fear  of  Yankee  troops,  for  the  conduct  of  the  Ninth 
Massachusetts  at  Richmond  had  been  so  bad  they  evidently 
looked  with  suspicion  upon  the  First  Connecticut,  and  it  was 


DANVILLE   JUNCTION RATIONS.  2  19 

not  strange  that  they  should  do* so  ;  but  when  they  beheld  a 
line  of  several  hundred  soldiers,  in  post-office  fashion,  patiently 
waiting  for  rations,  and  good-naturedly  singing  "  Sweet  Bye 
and  Bye,"  "  Shall  we  meet  beyond  the  River,"  and  other  songs, 
they  evidently  thought  better  of  the  crowd,  and  before  we 
left  the  proprietor  and  the  bar-lceeper  both  apologized  for 
their  actions,  saying  that  they  had  never  seen  a  better-be- 
haved body  of  troops  ;  they  also  stated  that  very  frequently 
soldiers  would  make  a  raid  on  the  eating-saloon  or  bar,  and 
carry  off  articles  without  payment,  but  in  our  case  every- 
thing bought  had  been  honestly  paid  for,  all  of  which  was 
very  gratifying  to  the  officers.  Adj't  Williams,  assisted  by 
Capt.  Sluyter,  bossed  the  coffee-making. 

Danville  Junction  was  a  very  important  point  during  the 
war,  and  the  roads  centering  here  were  strongly  guarded,  for 
they  were  the  feeders  for  Lee's  army,  and  here  were  great 
store-houses  of  supplies.  I  very  much  doubt,  however,  their 
capability  as  feeders  in  comparison  with  the  First  Connecticut 
when  a  good  opportunity  came,  an  experience  they  were  una- 
ble to  undergo  to  their  full  satisfaction  between  Charleston 
and  Washington. 

We  could  see  earthworks  and  strong  fortifications  still 
standing  on  the  hills  near  by,  showing  that  every  precaution 
had  tfeen  taken  to  prevent  capture  or  surprise. 

We  finally  got  away  at  9  P.M.,  the  train  consisting  of 
thirteen  cars  with  one  locomotive,  instead  of  two  as  expected  ; 
we  were  then  due  at  Washington,  and  we  had  only  just 
crossed  the  Virginia  and  North  Carolina  line  with  the  whole 
width  of  Virginia  to  pass  over, — it  looked  dubious.  Another 
night  to  be  spent  on  the  hard  car  seats,  although  a  few  had 
mattresses  which  they  had  bought  for  the  trip,  and  probably 
did  not  regret  it  ;  the  greater  part,  however,  must  content 
themselves  with  their  overcoats  and  military  cloaks  for  cover- 
ings, carpet-bags  for  pillows,  and  good  consciences  for  night- 
caps. 

We  had  got  along  very  comfortably  thus  far,  owing  to  the 
mild  temperature,  but  after  leaving  Danville  it  was  noticed 


22O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

that  the  temperature  was  decidedly  lower,  and  several  com- 
plained of  cold. 

We  hoped  to  awake  in  the  morning  and  find  ourselves  at 
or  near  Washington,  in  which  case  we  could  have  nearly  all 
day  in  which  to  visit  places  of  interest  and  see  the  sights, 
but  the  best-laid  plans  of  soldier  men  "gang  aft  aglee,"  etc. 


LYNCHBURG,    VA.  221 


THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  27™. 

"  On  to  Washington !  " 

About  5  o'clock  this,  Thursday  morning,  the  Historian 
awoke,  feeling  like  the  "  Turk  in  his  guarded  tent,"  only 
decidedly  colder,  and  noticing,  firstly,  that  the  car  was 
motionless,  and  secondly,  that  all  the  others  in  the  head- 
quarters car  were  asleep,  went  out  on  the  car  platform,  to 
take  bearings  and  soundings.  The  first  object  to  attract  my 
attention  was  a  thick,  darkness ;  the  next,  a  train  hand  hold- 
ing a  lantern.  I  addressed  him :  "  Where  are  we  ? "  He 
answered,  "  Lynchburg."  "  How  far  from  Danville  ? "  " Sixty- 
six  miles."  Good  gracious !  What  traveling !  Sixty-six 
miles  in  eight  hours.  "Any  chance  for  us  to  obtain  another 
engine  here  ? "  "  What's  the  matter  ?  Isn't  your  engineer 
good  enough  ?"  I  quietly  remarked,  "  I  didn't  say  'engineer,' 
you  son  of  a  gun  !  I  said  '  engine  here!  Locomotive  /  Ma- 
chine with  a  tender  behind !  The  thing  which  draws  cars 
down  in  Virginia  at  the  rate  of  eight  miles  an  hour.  Do  you 
catch  on  ?"  He  looked  frightened,  and  said,  "  Don't  know." 
"  How  soon  shall  we  start  ?  "  "  Don't  know."  "  Where's 
the  conductor  ? "  "  Don't  know."  "  Where's  the  telegraph 
office  ? "  A  look  of  intelligence  came  into  and  over  his 
countenance,  and  pointing  up  the  track  he  said:  "Up  there 
where  the  light  is."  I  started  toward  the  light,  through  the 
damp  mist  (no  dry  mist  down  there),  tumbled  over  two  or 
three  railroad  trucks,  barked  both  shins  (if  the  reader  doubts 
it,  I  can  show  the  shins),  stepped  into  a  ditch,  and  rolled 
partly  down  an  embankment,  but  succeeded  in  reaching  the 
telegraph  office  at  the  station,  where  I  found  an  operator, 
and  forwarded  a  dispatch  as  follows  : 
Hon.  JOSEPH  R.  HAWLEY, 

Washington,  D.  C. : 

At  Lynchburg,  5  A.  M.,  sixty-six  miles  in  eight  hours.     Thirteen 
cars  and  one  locomotive.     Can  you  help  us  ? 

J.  G.  RATHBUN. 


222  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Several  hours  later,  at  a  station  up  the  road,  I  received 
the  following  in  reply  : 

J.  G.  RATHBUN,  First  Conn.  Regt. : 

Have  done  all  I  could.     You  ought  to  have  come  one  by  one. 

J.  R.  HAWLEY. 

But  in  some  way  the  railroad  officials  became  alarmed  at 
the  warlike  appearance  and  actions  of  the  Historian,  and 
possibly  fearing  that  Joe  Hawley  would  come  down  and  give 
them  a  piece  of  his  mind,  managed  in  some  way  to  obtain 
an  additional  engine,  and  we  again  moved,  in  two  sections. 
Our  train  had  been  lightened  during  the  night,  by  attaching 
two  cars  of  our  train  to  the  night  express  for  Washington, 
and  we  hoped  to  make  faster  time.  The  two  cars  were 
occupied  by  Cos.  B  and  D,  but  the  change  had  been 
made  so  quietly  that  very  few  knew  anything  about  it ;  the 
Colonel  was  not  apprised  of  the  fact  until  several  hours  later, 
when  he  inquired:  "What  companies  have  gone?"  The 
Adjutant  replied,  "B  and  D."  "All  right,"  said  Col.  B.  ; 
"  I'll  trust  Moran  and  Bennett  to  keep  the  men  straight  in 
Washington."  We  learned,  also,  that  a  couple  of  soldiers 
who  had  accidentally  been  left  at  Charleston  had  also  passed 
us  on  the  express,  so  that  if  it  should  be  our  good  luck  to 
reach  Washington  the  First  Regiment  would  once  more  be 
"present  or  accounted  for." 

And  so  we  went  forward  at  a  moderate  speed,  stopping 
often,  frequently,  over  and  near  the  scenes  of  many  struggles, 
until  we  arrived  at  Charlottesville,  where  we  stopped  for  lunch 
about  the  middle  of  the  forenoon,  lunch  being  served  while 
at  a  stand-still,  it  being  difficult  to  distribute  it  quickly  and 
satisfactorily  while  in  motion,  especially  as  the  provisions 
were  in  the  forward  train.  Charlottesville  appeared  to  be  a 
pretty  town,  more  like  a  New  England  place  than  any  we 
had  seen  ;  the  houses  and  grounds  neat  and  inviting,  while  at 
a  distance  the  view  was  charming.  We  were  within  sight 
of  Monticello,  the  home  of  Jefferson,  situated  on  the  moun- 
tain, about  two  miles  away. 


THE    HISTORIAN. 

(By  Request.) 
FOR  FRONT  VIEW,  SEE  OTHER  SIDE. 


ARRIVAL    AT    WASHINGTON.  223 

From  this  point  we  sped  on  through  many  towns  whose 
names  were  so  familiar  during  the  war — Gordonsville,  Orange, 
Culpepper,  Bristoe  Station,  Warrenton  Junction,  Manassas, 
the  scene  of  the  bloody  Bull  Run  fight,  where  some  on  our 
train  had  their  first  taste  of  war,  and  where  some  lines  of 
earthworks  still  remain ;  up  through  Fairfax,  Alexandria, 
across  the  Long  Bridge,  into  Washington,  where  we  arrived 
in  two  sections,  the  last  at  about  4  o'clock  p.  M.  ;  found  that 
Cos.  B  and  D  had  arrived  in  the  forenoon,  and  that  all 
day  we  had  been  hourly  expected,  but  that  nothing  positive 
could  be  learned  as  to  our  whereabouts. 

Gen.  Hawley,  who  had  anxiously  watched  for  us  for  twenty- 
four  hours,  was  apprised  at  once  of  our  arrival,  he  being  in 
his  seat  in  the  Senate,  and  met  us  at  the  depot,  as  did  also  a 
committee  from  the  Washington  Light  Infantry,  headed  by 
Col.  William  G.  Moore. 

As  soon  as  the  regiment  could  be  formed,  we  marched, 
with  Gen.  Hawley  and  other  Connecticut  men  at  the  head, 
to  the  spacious  armory  of  the  Light  Infantry,  where  knap- 
sacks were  unslung,  considerable  brushing  done,  and  about 
5  P.  M.,  under  escort  of  a  detachment  of  the  Washington 
Light  Infantry  in  full  uniform,  we  marched  down  Pennsyl- 
vania avenue,  and  up  to  the  Arlington,  where  Gen.  Sherman 
stood  in  readiness  to  review  the  troops,  which  story  I  will 
relate  in  the  words  of  Gen.  Hawley. 

Upon  our  return  to  the  armory,  it  being  then  dark,  the 
men  were  dismissed,  to  meet  again  at  the  armory  at  9.30,  in 
readiness  to  march  to  the  special  train,  the  Colonel  making 
his  headquarters  at  the  St.  James  Hotel.  There  were  many 
callers  from  Connecticut  men  who  reside  in  Washington,  as 
well  as  from  Senator  Platt  and  other  Members  of  Congress. 
Doubtless  many  more  would  have  welcomed  us,  had  it  been 
known  that  the  regiment  had  arrived,  but  as  it  had  been 
expected  for  twenty-four  hours,  and  finally  the  announcement 
made  that  there  would  be  no  stop,  in  addition  to  which  the 
lateness  in  the  day  when  we  paraded,  after  the  departments 
were  closed,  prevented  the  reception  by  our  immediate 


224  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

friends  which  would  have  been  tendered  us  had  we  arrived 
in  the  forenoon. 

It  was  a  great  disappointment  to  many,  in  fact,  nearly  all ; 
for  a  day  in  Washington,  at  that  season,  would  have  been 
delightful ;  and  as  we  had  been  pretty  well  advertised  at 
Yorktown  and  Charleston  the  "  crack  "  regiment  would  have 
been  handsomely  welcomed. 

The  Washington  Light  Infantry,  the  most  noted  military 
company  in  Washington,  had  been  under  orders  upwards  of 
twenty-four  hours,  waiting  for  us,  and  when  finally  we  did 
appear  a  full  company  could  not  be  brought  together  to 
escort  us.  They  did  the  handsome  thing  by  us,  and  for 
their  kind  courtesies  and  hospitalities  the  Connecticut  boys 
felt  very  grateful. 

The  members  as  soon  as  dismissed  struck  bee  lines  for 
hotels  and  restaurants,  and  enjoyed  again  the  luxury  of  sit- 
ting down  to  a  "good  square  feed,"  after  which  the  barber 
shops  did  a  lively  trade,  and  then  a  short  time  was  devoted 
to  getting  a  glimpse  of  the  great  city  by  electric  and  gas- 
light ;  our  parade  as  before  stated  was  made  just  at  dusk,  and 
it  certainly  appeared  to  be  our  fate  to  show  ourselves  after 
daylight ;  our  first  grand  parade,  after  embarking  on  the 
steamer,  was  made  late  at  night  in  the  cabin,  under  the  lead 
of  the  Poet;  at  Columbia  we  paraded  just  at  dark,  at  Dan- 
ville Junction  we  paraded  just  after  sundown,  in  single  file  to 
receive  rations,  at  Lynchburg  the  Historian  had  deployed  as 
a  skirmisher,  before  daylight,  starting  out  as  a  pale-face  and 
after  numerous  tumbles  returning  as  a  red-skin  ;  and  now 
again  we  had  paraded  just  at  dusk  instead  of  sunlight,  but 
'twas  all  right,  we  should  arrive  home  by  daylight  and  make 
up  for  all  our  disappointments. 

Our  indefatigable  Quartermaster  had  made  arrangements 
for  transportation,  via  Pennsylvania  railroad  to  Jersey  City, 
thence  by  transfer  steamer  Maryland  to  Harlem  Junction, 
and  had  also  telegraphed  to  Harlem  for  ten  cars  to  be  in 
readiness  upon  our  arrival.  Everything  possible  had  been 
done  to  make  the  rest  of  our  trip  a  quick  and  pleasant  one, 


GOOD    BYE,   WASHINGTON.  225 

and  we  all  felt  that  a  glad  welcome  awaited  us  at  home. 
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  we  had  already  been  away  one 
day  longer  than  expected,  we  felt  that  we  had  been  fully 
repaid  ;  the  ride  from  Charleston  to  Washington  had  been 
long  and  tiresome,  and  the  railroading  pretty  slow,  but  now 
we  had  reached  the  Northern  States,  and  the  ride  to  New 
York  would  be  a  rapid  one,  but  liable  to  detentions :  only  let 
us  reach  the  New  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  railroad, 
and  we'll  see  what  railroad  travel  is,  you  bet ! 

This  was  about  as  the  majority  felt  and  spoke,  and  we  saw 
no  reason,  barring  accidents,  why  the  regiment  should  not 
reach  Hartford  in  ample  time  to  make  a  street  parade,  for 
we  had  heard  that  great  preparations  were  being  made  to 
receive  us,  after  which  we  could  have  a  few  hours  in  which  to 
rehearse  the  details  of  the  excursion,  get  well  rested,  and  be 
in  good  trim  for  the  daily  routine  of  business. 

At  10  o'clock,  we  were  on  our  way  from  the  armory  of  the 
W.  L.  I.,  escorted  by  a  large  delegation  of  Connecticut  men, 
including  officials,  clerks  in  the  departments,  etc.,  etc.,  who 
had  found  many  friends  in  the  regiment,  and  had  deeply 
regretted  the  delay  in  reaching  the  city  and  the  lost  oppor- 
tunity to  "  show  them  up." 

Good-byes  were  said,  cheers  exchanged,  the  companies 
took  possession  of  the  cars  assigned  to  each,  and  about  10.30 
we  left  the  National  Capital,  after  a  very  pleasant  visit. 

The  night  was  decidedly  cool,  and  those  who  were  not 
supplied  with  blankets  or  thick  coverings  slept  rather  chilly, 
and  laid  the  foundations  of  numerous  colds,  which  appeared 
in  due  time.  The  Historian  desires  right  here,  to  thank 
Capt.  Woodbridge,  I.  T.  P.,  for  that  cloak  thrown  over  his 
shivering  form,  early  in  the  morning. 

Quartermaster  Cheney  was  in  excellent  spirits,  for  every- 
thing seemed  to  be  going  along  smoothly,  and  the  great 
strain  and  anxiety  consequent  upon  his  position  relaxed  con- 
siderably, or  it  might  be  said  in  the  words  of  the  immortal 
Wm.  S.,  "  Richard  was  (or  soon  would  be)  himself  again." 

Senator  Hawley  forwarded  the  following  to  his  paper. 
29 


226  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

[Special  dispatch  to  "The  Courant."] 

WASHINGTON,  October  27111. 

After  its  numerous  vexatious  delays  the  First  Connecticut  regi- 
ment arrived  to-day  in  sections,  two  companies  coming  at  9.30 
A.M.,  the  others  at  3  and  4.15  P.M.  A  committee  of  the  admira- 
ble Washington  Light  Infantry  met  them  and  led  them  to  a 
spacious,  armory  where  the  First  laid  aside  their  knapsacks.  The 
infantry  escorted  the  First  and  the  column  formed  about  5  o'clock 
and  marched  in  splendid  style  from  the  armory  between  Third 
and  Fourth  streets,  clown  the  avenue  and  up  to  the  Arlington, 
where  General  Sherman  in  full  uniform  stood  to  review  them. 
The  battalion  halted  on  the  way  up,  formed  in  line,  saluted  the 
general,  and  exhibited  a  beautiful  precision  in  the  manual  of  arms 
which  brought  applause  from  the  spectators  at  every  movement. 
Moving  northward  a  block,  the  battalion  countermarched  and 
came  down  past  the  general  in  column  by  company  with  perfect 
solidity  and  the  step  of  veterans.  A  vexatious  jam  in  the  street 
just  south  of  the  reviewing  stand  compelled  the  regiment  to  mark 
time  twice  just  as  they  were  passing,  but  this  was  done  as  accu- 
rately as  all  other  movements,  and  served  as  well  to  show  excel- 
lent drill.  General  Sherman  commended  them  in  very  high 
terms.  After  their  long  journey  from  Charleston  and  two  nights 
in  the  cars  the  six  hours'  stay  here  was  a  positive  rest.  The 
men  were  in  fine  health  and  spirits,  and  notwithstanding  their 
mishaps  have  enjoyed  the  trip  greatly.  Escorted  by  the  Light 
Infantry,  the  regiment  went  to  their  special  train  about  10  o'clock 
and  left  at  10.30  o'clock,  after  the  two  regular  express  trains, 
expecting  to  reach  Jersey  City  by  7.30  o'clock  Friday  morning, 
and  hoping  to  be  able  to  secure  a  trip  around  the  harbor  to 
Harlem  on  the  steamer  Maryland,  save  a  march  through  New 
York  city,  and  reach  home  about  noon.  The  officers  speak  in 
the  highest  terms  of  the  behavior  of  the  men.  There  has  not 
been  a  case  of  insubordination  or  gross  disorder,  and  for  their 
conduct  as  gentlemen,  as  well  as  for  their  remarkable  excellence 
as  soldiers,  the  State  has  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  the  First. 
The  highly  commendatory  criticisms  of  Archibald  Forbes  were 
telegraphed  to  Cincinnati  last  night  and  published  in  the  "  Gazette  " 
in  full.  j.  R.  H. 

The  Washington  "  Republican "  had  the  following  on  the 
day  previous  to  our  arrival  there. 


PRESS    COMMENTS. 


A    CONNECTICUT     REGIMENT    COMING. 

The  First  Connecticut  regiment  of  militia  commanded  by  Col. 
L.  A.  Barbour,  which  went  to  Yorktown  with  the  Governor  of  that 
State,  and  was  conceded  to  be  one  of  the  finest  military  bodies 
there,  proceeded  thence  to  Charleston,  S.  C.,  upon  invitation,  and 
having  been  royally  entertained  there  Sunday  and  Monday  left 
that  city  at  n  o'clock  Tuesday  morning  for  Washington.  They 
will  be  due  here  at  1.20  o'clock  to-day,  and  will  tarry  a  few  hours, 
during  which  time  they  will  parade  and  be  reviewed  by  General 
Sherman.  Senator  Hawley,  who  in  common  with  all  citizens  of 
"  the  land  of  steady  habits,"  takes  much  pride  in  this  crack  regi- 
ment, will  see  that  the  regiment  is  properly  received. 

The  visitors  have  been  tendered  the  use  of  the  armory  of  the 
Washington  Light  Infantry  corps  during  their  brief  stay  in  the  city. 

Items  like  the  above  published  in  the  various  papers,  the 
promises  of  which  were  not  filled,  misled  our  Washington 
friends  to  so  great  an  extent,  that  some  began  after  awhile  to 
doubt  the  existence  of  such  a  body  of  troops,  and  prevented 
many  from  calling  when  we  finally  arrived. 


228  NEW    ENGLAND. 


FRIDAY,  OCTOBER    28™. 

Hurrah  for  old  New  England  ! 

When  we  awoke  in  the  morning  by  the  bright  early  sun- 
light, we  were  hurrying  along  at  a  rapid  rate  through  a 
foreign  country,  which  upon  inquiry  proved  to  be  New 
Jersey,  the  land  where  lightning  is  manufactured  and  bottled 
up,  where  mosquitoes  thrive,  and  where  picked  regiments  are 
composed  of  companies  from  all  parts  of  the  State. 

We  arrived  at  Jersey  City  on  time,  8  A.  M.,  but  were  much 
saddened  and  grieved  to  hear  of  the  sudden  blow  which  had 
fallen  upon  the  beloved  commander  of  the  regiment,  who 
having  purchased  a  New  York  morning  paper  noticed  the 
sudden  death  of  Mrs.  Barnes,  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Barbour, 
who  died  the  day  previous  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

A  telegram  received  upon  our  arrival  at  Jersey  City 
necessitated  his  immediate  departure  for  Brooklyn,  con- 
sequently the  command  was  transferred  to  Lt.-Col.  Cone, 
and  bidding  good-bye,  the  colonel  departed  with  the  heart- 
felt sympathy  of  all. 

After  a  short  delay  at  the  station,  we  marched  on  board 
the  "  Maryland,"  soon  after  which  the  baggage  cars  were 
run  upon  the  boat  and  we  were  again  in  motion. 

Breakfast  was  served  on  board,  in  the  capacious  dining- 
hall;  oysters  and  hot  coffee  being  in  the  greatest  demand. 
The  sail  was  a  beautiful  one,  and  the  view  of  New  York 
harbor,  as  well  as  of  the  city,  very  much  enjoyed,  making 
some  amends  for  the  disappointment  of  not  taking  the  route 
by  way  of  New  York  on  our  way  to  Yorktown. 

We  arrived  at  Harlem  Junction  about  10  o'clock,  landed, 
and  formed  in  readiness  to  march  on  board  the  cars,  making 
the  calculation  that  we  should  reach  Hartford  about  2  i>.  M., 
just  the  time  we  should  wish  to  arrive;  but  no  passenger  cars 


HARLEM    FLATS.  22Q 

were  in  waiting,  save  one,  on  a  side-track,  but  of  course  they 
would  soon  be  ready  for  us ;  the  Quartermaster  hastened  to 
the  depot  to  see  about  it. 

It  was  not  long  before  a  painful  rumor  spread  like  measles 
through  the  ranks,  to  the  effect  that  we  must  wait  a  couple 
of  hours  for  cars.  Great  Jehoshaphat  !  two  hours  ! !  and  so 
near  home  ?  what !  why  ! !  how ! !  !  when  ! ! !  !  A  look  of  con- 
sternation ran  down  the  line  and  returned  by  the  same  route. 

Upon  inquiry,  it  was  found  that  the  telegram  engaging 
"  ten  "  cars,  when  received,  read  "  one  "  car.  Alas  some  one 
had  blundered,  the  one  car  was  there,  but  useless  to  trans- 
port 550  men,  and  we  must  wait  until  cars  could  be  brought 
from  various  points,  between  Harlem  Junction  and  New 
Haven. 

The  regiment  was  brought  into  line  on  the  one  spot  where 
there  was  room  enough,  arms  were  stacked,  knapsacks  un- 
slung,  the  men  brought  "  in  place  rest,"  and  each  man  began 
the  delightful  operation  of  waiting,  biit  directly  after  came  the 
order  "  Break  ranks." 

But  where  was  the  Quartermaster  ?  he  had  not  returned, 
and  no  tidings  could  be  obtained  of  his  whereabouts. 

The  men  after  awhile  grew  hungry  again,  and  the  last  of 
our  rations  were  brought  out — not  enough  for  all,  so,  obtain- 
ing permission,  some  went  over  the  bridge  into  Harlem,  and 
obtained  something  to'eat.  The  hours  passed,  but  no  news 
as  to  when,  where,  or  how  soon  we  should  get  away.  Col. 
Cone  ordered  the  band  to  play — something  they  had  not 
done  that  day — and  a  few  lively  tunes  put  the  men  into 
better  humor.  "  Surgeon's  Call "  came  next,  but  Assistant- 
Surgeon  Howe  and  Hospital-Steward  Newton  soon  had  such 
a  long  line  of  lame,  halt,  and  maimed  soldiers  to  attend  to, 
they  prudently  shut  up  shop. 

The  men  after  awhile  began  to  grumble,  and  nobody 
blamed  them  for  it,  for  Harlem  Flats  are  not  particularly 
conducive  to  good  humor.  If  the  reader  does  not  believe  it, 
why,  just  go  down  there  some  day,  each  one  of  you,  and 
stand  in  line  four  hours  or  so. 


23O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

Harlem  Flats  probably  has  its  good  qualities,  and  I  don't 
wish  to  hurt  its  feelings,  or  injure  it  in  any  way  before  the 
public.  It  is  not  a  particularly  attractive  spot  for  a  military 
picnic,  and  yet  without  doubt  a  great  many  things  have  taken 
place  there. 

Away  back  during  revolutionary  times,  the  great  and  good 
George  Washington,  after  the  disastrous  battle  of  Long 
Island,  withdrew  his  troops  in  the  night,  across  to  this  very 
spot  and  vicinity,  where  he  could  retreat  to  a  safe  place  on 
the  Hudson ;  but  that  didn't  help  us  at  all  in  getting  trans- 
portation home. 

The  view  from  Harlem  Flats  is  unique:  toward  the  south, 
flats,  steamer  Maryland,  and  long  lines  of  freight  cars; 
toward  the  west,  a  muddy  river,  and  more  freight  cars,  with 
a  distant  view  of  the  top  of  New  York  City ;  on  the  east,  a 
rise  of  ground,  with  some  cars  used  in  transporting  freight ; 
and  on  the  north,  numerous  railroad  tracks,  on  which  were  a 
number  of  freight  carsj  a  small  depot,  and  in  the  foreground 
a  single  passenger  car — our  only  hope,  for  if  no  more  could 
be  obtained,  we  could  load  up,  one  company  at  a  time,  while 
the  other  eight  could  push,  and  thus,  by  frequent  relays,  we 
could  reach  New  Haven,  and  telegraph  Davidson,  who  would 
whirl  us  to  Hartford  pretty  lively. 

The  two  hours  passed — three — four — it  was  2  o'clock,  and 
things  were  getting  rather  monotonous,  and  where  was  the 
Quartermaster?  The  Adjutant,  too;  both  were  missing, 
and  nothing  had  been  seen  of  either  for  several  hours.  The 
Historian  felt  worried  like,  and  started  on  a  tour  of  observa- 
tion. The  depot  was  again  visited  for  the  third  or  fourth 
time ;  the  little  telegraph  office,  on  which  were  the  words  "  no 
admittance,"  was  entered.  Noticing  a  door,  opening  appar- 
ently into  another  room,  and  hearing  a  sound  of  voices  talk- 
ing in  a  low  tone,  the  Historian  entered  before  the  operator 
could  reach  his  revolver,  and  there,  in  a  little  seven-by-nine 
room,  looking  more  benign  than  the  room,  sat  the  Quarter- 
master— weeping  ?  Not  at  all.  Mad  ?  Possibly  and  proba- 
bly, but  quietly  reading  a  newspaper,  while  the  Adjutant  was 


THE    QUARTERMASTER.  23! 

half  asleep  in  an  easy  chair.  Did  I  denounce  them  ?  Did  I 
in  hot,  bitter  words,  inform  them  as  to  the  condition  of  the 
miserable,  suffering  soldiers  outside  ?  I  did  not,  but  looking 
them  in  the  eye,  with  a  mournful,  pitying  look,  with  a  bitter, 
elixir  pro-ical  sort  of  laugh,  I  rushed  madly  out  of  the  room, 
and — asked  the  operator  a  question,  which  he  chalked  in- 
stantly down  as  the  two  hundred  and  eleventh  :  "About  how 
soon  we  should  get  away  ?  "  He  told  me  there  was  one  way 
to  "git"  right  out  where  the  notice  of  "no  admittance"  was. 
I  didn't  exactly  understand  his  meaning,  but  stepped  out  to 
read  the  notice,  when  he  locked  the  door — probably  to  keep 
the  Quartermaster  and  Adjutant  from  following  me. 

Poor  Dick !  I  didn't  blame  him  for  keeping  out  of  sight, 
for  after  the  trials  and  tribulations  consequent  upon  the 
duties  of  his  position,  the  extra  labor  resulting  from  a  change 
of  route  home,  and  the  great  pains  taken  to  perfect  arrange- 
ments for  our  speedy  journey  from  this  point,  and  then  to 
have  a  blunder  made  by  a  telegraph  operator,  obliging  five 
hundred  and  fifty  men,  anxious  to  get  home,  to  remain  at 
such  a  forsaken  hole  as  this,  was  a  bitter  disappointment. 

Somebody  suggested  that  H.  F.  be  engraved  as  the  coat 
of  arms  of  the  regiment,  for  at -the  start  it  was  a  prominent 
combination  of  letters,  H-ot  F-at\  and  now  near  the  close  of 
the  trip  it  again  sprang  into  prominence,  H-arlcui  F-lats,  and 
we  ought  not  to  Sluyter  thing  like  that. 

At  last  came  the  order  "  Fall  in !  "  for  the  long-wished-and- 
waited-for  cars  appeared  in  sight  behind  a  freight  train,  hav- 
ing been  picked  up  at  various  points  along  the  road ;  for  the 
great  gathering,  the  previous  day,  of  Knights  Templar  at 
Hartford  had  scattered  temporarily  the  rolling  stock  of  all 
the  roads. 

It  was  now  2.30  P.  M.,  and  we  had  been  detained  four  and 
one-half  hours,  never  to  be  recovered,  in  which  we  might 
have  accomplished  so  much.  Could  we  have  foreseen  or 
known  that  we  could  not  reach  home  before  Friday  night, 
we  might  have  accepted  the  cordial  invitation  to  visit  Atlanta, 
spent  one  day  there,  and  still  have  reached  home  as  soon  ;  or 


232  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.   G. 

if  we  had  not  been  detained  so  long  unnecessarily  at  Colum- 
bia, Greensboro,  and  Lynchburg,  we  might  have  had  an 
entire  day  at  Washington ;  and  could  we  have  known  that 
we  must  wait  several  hours  at  Harlem  Junction,  what  a 
splendid  thing  it  would  have  been  to  have  crossed  Jersey 
City  ferry,  marched  company  front  up  Broadway,  independent 
of  escort,  to  the  42d  street  depot,  and  taken  cars  there. 
Such  a  parade,  made  by  a  regiment  just  from  the  laurels  won 
at  Yorktown  and  Charleston,  would  have  pleased  the  men 
immensely. 

The  train  was  made  up,  backed  down  to  the  station,  to  which 
point  the  regiment  marched;  the  cars  were  quickly  filled, 
and  before  3  o'clock  we  again  moved  homewards,  but  the 
cars  were  mucJi  inferior  to  any  we  had  occupied  on  the  whole 
return  trip — a  matter  noticed  and  spoken  of  by  many,  and 
yet  in  all  probability  this  railroad  is  the  richest  of  them  all. 
Supposing  we  should  have  the  right  of  way,  as  we  had  on 
some  of  the  southern  roads,  we  calculated  upon  arriving  at 
New  Haven  about  5  o'clock,  and  Hartford  about  6  o'clock, 
in  time  to  be  seen  by  daylight ;  but  we  stopped  several  times 
before  reaching  the  former  place,  to  allow  not  only  passenger, 
but  freight  and  gravel  trains'  to  pass.  Of  course  we  were 
willing  to  do  anything  to  oblige  the  hands  on  the  freight  and 
gravel  trains,  because  they  undoubtedly  were  anxious  to  get 
through  work  and  get  home,  but  it  was  provoking  to  stand 
on  a  side  track  and  let  passenger  trains  pass  us  whose 
inmates  were  not  a  whit  better  than  ourselves.  We  under- 
stood afterward  that  Col.  Barbour  passed  us  on  his  way  from 
New  York  to  Hartford,  and  again,  later,  on  his  return  to 
New  York,  as  he  was  obliged  to  at  once  return  to  Brooklyn. 

It  may  interest  those  who  have  survived  the  reading  of 
this  story  to  this  point,  to  know  what  our  military  friends  in 
Bridgeport  did  in  honor  of  our  regiment. 


BRIDGEPORT    PREVIOUSNESS.  233 

[From  the  Hartford  "Times."] 

TOO  MUCH  "PREVIOUSNESS." 

The  Bridgeport  "Farmer"  says  that  a  strong  element  of  "pre- 
viousness"  characterized  the  reception  which  some  members  of 
the  local  militia  attempted  to  give  on  Thursday  night  to  the  First 
regiment  on  its  return  from  Yorktown.  A  dispatch  was  received 
here  during  the  afternoon  stating  that  the  regiment  would  leave 
New  York  by  .a  special  train  at  9  o'clock.  Desirous  of  saluting 
the  command  which  had  won  so  many  laurels  in  its  trip  to  the 
south,  a  party  of  local  militiamen  repaired  to  the  depot  with  a 
cannon  about  half-past  10  o'clock  with  a  determination  to  wake 
the  echoes  to  the  honor  of  their  military  brethren  when  that  train 
should  get  in.  Half-past  10  o'clock  came  but  brought  no  train. 
The  saluting  party  waited,  thinking  there  might  have  been  a 
delay.  When  the  11.59  train  was  heard  approaching,  however, 
they  concluded  the  First  was  close  at  hand  and  discharged  the 
cannon  two  or  three  times  just  as  an  introductory.  The  inmates 
of  the  sleeping  cars  were  doubtless  a  good  deal  stirred  up  and 
not  a  little  astonished  at  this  unexpected  demonstration,  but  they 
did  not  take  the  trouble  to  dress  and  publicly  acknowledge  the 
salute.  The  saluters  were  much  surprised  to  hear  that  the  First 
regiment  were  not  aboard  of  that  train  or  of  an  extra  following 
close  behind,  but  concluded  they  could  not  go  amiss  when  the 
12.19  train  arrived,  and  accordingly  made  the  cannon  speak  again 
a  few  times.  Again  the  inmates  of  the  sleeping  cars  had  the 
discourtesy  to  utterly  ignore  their  noisy  welcome.  They  were 
doubtless  too  much  overcome  by  amazement  and  wonderment  to 
express  their  feelings,  and  therefore  are  perhaps  excusable.  Once 
more  disappointment  fell  upon  the  reception  committee,  and  after 
saluting  two  or  three  freight  trains  to  make  sure  of  not  making  a 
miss  on  the  regiment  they  went  home  sadly  disappointed.  The 
cannonading  roused  a  good  part  of  the  population  from  their 
slumbers  and  disturbed  the  peace  of  mind  of  not  a  few,  who 
could  not  imagine  what  was  going  on. 

Now  that  was  very  kind  in  our  Bridgeport  friends,  one  of 
whom,  Major  Read,  had  suffered  for  his  country  and  State 
on  board  ship,  but  their  pluck  was  not  lasting;  they  should 
have  had  details  of  men  with  an  ample  supply  of  ammunition 
in  readiness,  and  by  saluting  all  trains  arriving  from  the 
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234  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

south  they  would  have  at  last  hit  the  right  one.  Keep  up 
your  courage,  men,  next  time  ! 

At  last  we  reached  New  Haven,  about  6.30,  and  found  an 
immense  crowd  waiting  at  the  depot,  with  the  city  battalion 
of  five  companies,  not  for  us  but  to  welcome  the  Governor's 
Guard,  who  had  suffered  and  enjoyed  with  the  First  Regi- 
ment, the  previous  eleven  and  a  half  days,  fraternizing  at  all 
times  with  the  Hartford  companies,  making  no  trouble, 
always  obedient  to  orders  and  instructions,  and  adding  by 
their  discipline  and  handsome  dress,  as  well  as  good  con- 
duct, to  the  reputation  of  the  Connecticut  soldier.  Captain 
Morse  and  officers  were  always  willing  to  be  under  Colonel 
Barbour's  orders,  invariably  replying  when  consulted  regarding 
parades  or  other  matters,  "just  as  you  think  best,  Colonel," 
which  materially  lightened  the  cares  and  burdens  of  the 
regimental  officers,  and  I  desire  to  repeat  once  more  what  I 
have  said  earlier  in  this  history,  that  in  speaking  of  the  doings 
of  the  First  at  Yorktown,  Charleston,  and  other  cities,  I 
have  always  included  the  Foot  Guard  as  part  and  parcel  of 
the  regiment,  in  all  the  complimentary  remarks. 

It  would  have  been  a  very  easy  matter  to  have  kept  the 
troops  in  a  state  of  turmoil  and  jealousy,  had  the  Guard 
demanded,  by  virtue  of  their  name  and  date  of  organization, 
that  their  position  should  always  be  on  the  right  of  the  line, 
but  they  very  sensibly  left  Colonel  Barbour  to  do  as  he 
thought  best,  who  divided  the  honor  with  them. 

The  Guard  quickly  formed  on  the  platform,  good-byes  were 
said,  cheers  given  heartily  on  both  sides,  the  company  marched 
off,  and  for  the  second  time  since  arriving  at  Charleston  our 
numbers  were  considerably  lessened. 

[From  the  New  Haven  "Journal  and  Courier,"  Saturday.] 
HOME   AGAIN. 


FINE    RECEPTION    OF    THE    FOOT    GUARD — THEIR     HOMEWARD     TRIP. 

The  Connecticut  militia  arrived  home  yesterday,  the  special 
train  bringing  them  reaching  this  city  at  half-past  6  o'clock. 
After  the  Foot  Guard  had  been  landed,  the  train  proceeded  to 


G.    F.    G.    AT    NEW    HAVEN.  235 

Hartford,  where  a  reception  awaited  the  First  regiment.  The 
Foot  Guard  were  escorted  from  the  depot  by  the  city  battalion  of 
the  Second  regiment,  five  companies,  Captain  Tiesing  in  com- 
mand, and  headed  by  the  American  band,  the  procession  making 
a  fine  appearance  and  dense  throngs  of  people  being  out  to  wit- 
ness the  reception.  A  brilliant  display  of  fireworks  added  to"  the 
scene.  The  Foot  Guard  were  looked  for  as  the  lions  of  the 
occasion,  and  the  command  was  evidently  in  fine  trim,  and  re- 
flected credit  upon  themselves  as  they  have  done  throughout  their 
notable  trip.  The  members  of  the  different  commands  of  the 
Second  were  summoned  to  assemble  at  their  respective  armories 
by  the  military  alarm — fifteen  strokes  on  the  fire  bells — at  about 
3  o'clock.  The  responses  were  prompt,  and  soon  from  all  direc- 
tions soldiers  appeared,  some  attired  in  uniform,  hastening  to  the 
armories.  There  was  quick  work  done  in  many  cases  in  report- 
ing to  the  armories. 

The  train  bringing  the  First  regiment  and  the  Foot  Guard  left 
Harlem  river  at  about  3  P.  M.  The  troops  arrived  at  about  half- 
past  9  o'clock  at  Harlem  river.  The  delay  was  no  fault  of  the 
railroad  company,  as  the  first  news  they  had  that  a  train  was 
wanted  was  at  10  o'clock,  when  the  troops  were  already  at  Harlem 
river.  A  telegraph  message  had  been  sent  from  Washington  to 
notify  the  railroad,  but  in  repeating  it  it  was  sent  to  read  "one" 
car  instead  of  "  ten,"  as  the  dispatch  was  first  transmitted.  The 
railroad  authorities  made  up  a  train  in  the  shortest  time  possible 
for  the  boys. 

The  troops  left  Charleston  on  the  25th  inst.,  via  the  Charleston 
&  Columbia  railroad.  Arriving  at  Columbia  they  would  have 
been  greeted  with  a  grand  reception  had  the  city  council  been 
able  to  get  particulars  as  to  the  time  of  the  boys'  coming.  They 
were  in  session  two  hours  waiting  for  the  news,  but  were  disap- 
pointed. The  boys  were  detained  at  every  stopping  place  from 
four  to  five  hours,  at  Greensboro  and  North  Danville  to  give  the 
men  some  hot  coffee,  which  had  been  telegraphed  for;  at  Lynch- 
burg,  the  grade  proved  too  much  for  one  engine,  and  a  stop  was 
made  on  a  side  track  for  two  hours,  until  Lieut.-Col.  Cone 
told  the  yardmaster  if  he  did  not  start  up  the  train  the  troops 
would  take  possession  of  it  and  start  it  themselves;  at  Charlotte- 
ville  the  engine  broke  down.  In  some  places  keepers  of  stores 
kept  the  doors  locked,  being  afraid  the  boys  would  not  pay  for 


236  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

what  they  had,  having  heard  what  a  Massachusetts  regiment  did. 
Washington  was  left  on  time  at  10.30  o'clock  Thursday  night, 
arriving  in  Jersey  City  about  8  o'clock  yesterday  forenoon.  Just 
before  arriving  in  Jersey  City,  Colonel  Barbour  read  in  a  morning 
paper  of  the  death  of  his  mother-in-law,  and  left  the  regiment 
there,  Lieut.-Col.  Cone  assuming  command.  At  New  York, 
through  a  misunderstanding,  the  train  was  not  made  up,  although 
it  was  telegraphed  for  Thursday  by  Quartermaster  Cheney,  and 
supposed  to  be  in  waiting.  In  coming  up  a  long  freight  train  was 
overtaken  and  this  caused  the  delay.  The  boys  were  well  satis- 
fied with  their  return  trip,  but  the  down  trip  was  rather  too  much. 

It  was  about  6.45  o'clock  when  we  left  New  Haven,  and 
we  all  felt  happy  in  the  thought  that  before  long  we  should 
be  once  more  at  home,  after  our  perils  by  sea  and  perils  by 
land.  The  train  made  a  fairly  quick  run  to  Berlin  Junction, 
where  we  parted  from  Cos.  D  and  E,  and  our  worthy 
and  companionable  Chaplain,  who  were  here  transferred  to 
the  train  for  New  Britain,  and  whose  reception  at  home  will 
be  told  in  the  words  of  one  of  the  correspondents  of  a  Hart- 
ford daily. 

RECEPTION    OF    "OUR    HOYS." 

It  needs  to  be  distinctly  borne  in  mind  that  two  companies,  D 
and  E  of  the  First  regiment,  belong  in  this  city,  and  that  last 
evening  as  they  arrived  home  at  8.30  o'clock  they  were  met  at  the 
depot  by  the  old  soldiers,  the  City  Cornet  band,  and  a  large  con- 
course of  people,  and  escorted  to  their  armory  via  Center, 
North  Main,  and  Main  streets.  Going  down  Main  street  they 
were  greeted  by  a  perfect  storm  of  fireworks,  cheers,  etc.  At  the 
band  stand  a  halt  was  made  and  Mayor  Talcott  welcomed  the 
boys  home  very  heartily,  expressing  the  sentiments  of  all  our 
citizens.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Cooper,  Chaplain  of  the  "First,"  pastor 
of  the  South  church  in  this  city,  responded  most  happily  in  behalf 
of  the  companies,  and  drew  out  frequent  bursts  of  applause  as  he 
told  of  the  right  royal  reception  they  had  met  with  from  the  good 
people  of  Charleston.  He  stated  that  the  morals  of  the  regiment 
had  been  excellent,  and  that  not  a  single  case  of  intoxication  or 
improper  conduct  had  been  noted.  This  was  received  with  great 
pleasure  by  all,  and  our  people  felt  that  they  had  good  reason  to 


ARRIVAL    AT    HARTFORD.  237 

be  proud  of  their  military  boys,  who  had  been  compelled  as  it 
were  to  go  away  from  home,  to  prove  to  our  citizens  that  they 
were  worthy  of  more  favor  and  credit  than  has  heretofore  been 
given  them.  It  is  now  hoped  that  Captains  Bennett  and  Erichson 
and  their  commands  will  have  extended  to  them  every  encourage- 
ment, and  as  soon  as  their  new  armory  is  completed  it  is 
intended  that  our  citizens  should  finish  the  reception  ceremonies 
begun  last  evening,  which  were  necessarily  incomplete,  as  there 
was  so  little  certainty  when  the  companies  would  arrive  in  town. 
Our  citizens  would,  if  they  could,  personally  return  to  the  people 
of  Charleston,  Columbia,  and  other  places,  their  hearty  apprecia- 
tion of  the  magnificent  reception  and  treatment  extended  to  our 
boys.  Long  live  the  Union. 

It  was  about  8.30  o'clock  when  our  ears  were  saluted  with 
the  booming  of  heavy  guns  on  the  West  Park,  a  colonel's 
salute  of  eleven  guns  being  fired.  As  we  came  slowly  into  the 
depot,  amid  the  cheers  of  the  people,  the  sound  of  artillery 
and  the  discharge  of  fire-works,  and  saw  the  dense  mass  of 
humanity  which  packed  all  the  available  space  in  and  about 
the  building,  we  knew  by  intuition  that  we  were  to  receive 
one  of  Hartford's  famous  military  receptions  ;  we  had  sniffed 
it  in  the  air  for  the  past  twenty-four  hours,  and  felt  that  after 
our  experience  in  Charleston  we  could  stand  this  without 
faltering. 

The  line  was  quickly  formed,  or  as  rapidly  as  the  crowd 
would  allow,  Co.  G  of  South  Manchester,  who  had  a  train 
waiting  for  them,  deciding  to  remain  with  the  Hartford  bat- 
talion, and  see  the  thing  through.  But  where'  was  that 
brilliant  staff  and  that  noble  band  of  guests  ?  When  we  left 
Harlem  Junction  there  remained  of  the  latter  Chas.  G.  Day, 
Esq.,  the  guest  of  Col.  Barbour;  E.  W.  Baldwin,  Esq.,  of  the 
New  Haven  "  Journal  and  Courier,"  guest  of  the  Governor's 
Guard;  and  but  two  of  those  who  went  as  guests  of  the 
First  Regiment,  Lieut.-Col.  L.  L.  Morgan  of  New  Haven, 
Brigade-Adjutant,  and  the  Historian,  sometimes  known  as 
Brigade-Corporal,  two  brigade  officers ;  Col.  Morgan  and 
Mr.  Baldwin,  had,  with  heart-broken  sobs,  left  us  at  New 
Haven ;  Mr.  Day  had  matters  connected  with  the  regiment 


238  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

to  attend  to,  which  left  the  B.  C.  the  sole  survivor  to  repre- 
sent the  guests  in  the  march  to  the  armory. 

But  the  Chaplain,  being  as  usual  very  level-headed,  before 
tearing  himse'lf  away  from  us,  had  kindly  presented  the  His- 
torian with  a  white  muslin  tie,  and  appointed  him  Assistant 
Chaplain  pro  teui. ;  and  as  the  Paymaster  had  deserted  at 
Fortress  Monroe,  the  Surgeon  had  been  called  to  an  urgent 
patient  as  soon  as  he  arrived,  and  the  Assistant  Surgeon 
was  on  crutches  (he  was  yet  suffering  from  the  accident  in 
Charleston),  the  staff  was  reduced  to  three,  the  Quarter- 
master, the  Inspector  of  Target  Practice,  and  the  Chaplain 
pro  tern,  (alias  B.  C.,  nee  Historian). 

We  marched  up  Allyn  street  through  a  dense  mass  of 
people,  went  through  the  reception  ceremonies  on  High 
street,  and,  under  escort  of  the  stay-at-homes,  went  over  the 
line  of  march  to  the  Union  armory.  Where  did  all  the 
people  come  from  ?  It  was  like  unto  Battle-flag  Day,  as 
regarded  the  march  through  Main  street,  which  was  almost 
an  impossibility,  the  crowd  pressed  so  strongly  into  the 
street. 

But  we  were  truly  glad  to  reach  our  home,  our  beloved 
Hartford,  and  to  be  welcomed  so  heartily  by  the  people, 
after,  in  many  respects,  the  most  famous  trip  ever  undertaken 
by  any  body  of  citizen  soldiers ;  but  mingled  with  our  glad- 
ness was  the  thought  that  the  commander  of  the  regiment 
could  not  share  our  pleasure  with  us. 

When  we  filed  into  the  splendid  armory  we  were  glad- 
dened by  the  sight  of  many  friends,  and,  better  than  all,  by 
the  sight  of  the  faces  of  many  of  Hartford's  beautiful  ladies, 
.for  the  elegant  collation  awaiting  us  had  been  gotten  up  by 
the  ladies,  under  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  Lieut. -Gov.  Bulkeley, 
all  of  whom  received  the  hearty  thanks  of  the  soldiers. 

I  could  give  many  pages  of  extracts  from  the  Hartford 
papers — dailies,  weeklies,  Sunday  papers,  and  all — descrip- 
tive of  our  splendid  welcome,  but  this  history  is  being  strung 
out  already  to  greater  length  than  originally  intended.  A 
few,  however,  must  find  a  place,  taken  principally  from  the 
"  Courant,"  "  Post,"  and  "  Times." 


PREPARATIONS    FOR    RECEPTION.  239 

THE  RETURN  OF  THE  FIRST. 


PREPARATIONS    TO    GIVE   THE    MILITIA    A    FITTING    RECEPTION. 

Notwithstanding  the  rainy  weather  last  evening,  so  much  inter- 
est in  the  return  of  the  First  Regiment  from  the  South  was 
aroused  among  the  members  of  the  Hartford  battalion  and  the 
veterans  that  the  gathering  in  Company  K's  parlors,  in  the  Union 
armory,  was  quite  large,  over  fifty  being  present.  The  unanimous 
sentiment  was  that  a  befitting  reception  should  be  extended  to 
the  First  on  their  return,  and  that  no  efforts  to  make  the  occasion 
a  worthy  expression  of  the  pride  and  appreciation  of  all  citizens 
in  the  fresh  honors  of  the  regiment  should  be  spared  by  those 
who  remained  at  home.  The  meeting  was  presided  over  by 
Major  B.  F.  Blakeslee,  and  Meigs  H.  Whaples  acted  as  secretary. 
It  was  voted  that  the  militiamen  at  home  and  the  veterans  should 
parade  as  a  company,  and  Colonel  John  B.  Clapp  was  chosen 
Captain,  Ex-Captain  James  T.  Sherman  of  the  Hillyer  Guard  First 
Lieutenant,  and  Major  Blakeslee  Second  Lieutenant.  They  were 
also  appointed  a  committee  to  secure  music  and  make  all  neces- 
sary arrangements.  The  active  members  of  the  battalion  will 
parade  in  fatigue  caps.  To-morrow  evening  another  meeting  will 
be  held  in  Company  K's  parlors  at  8  o'clock,  when  the  prelim- 
inary arrangements  will  be  completed.  It  is  probable  that  the 
regiment  will  reach  Hartford  either  Thursday  afternoon  or  Friday 
morning.  The  Putnam  Phalanx  and  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard, 
should  the  latter  not  be  engaged  at  Cedar  Hill  at  the  hour  of  the 
return  of  the  regiment,  will  act  as  an  escort,  and  the  company 
formed  last  night  will  report  to  the  Major  of  the  Phalanx  for  a 
position  in  the  procession. 

Previous  to  the  general  meeting  last  night,  the  City  Guard  vet- 
erans met  in  their  company  rooms  and  voted  to  parade  with  the 
members  of  other  commands,  and  not  as  a  separate  body. 

WELCOMING  THE  FIRST  REGIMENT. 


PROGRAMME  OF  THE  ARRANGEMENTS  TO-DAY. 

The  Foot  Guard,  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  the  "  stay-at-homes  "  of 
the  First,  and  our  citizens  generally,  propose  to  give  the  First 
Regiment  boys  a  rousing  welcome  home  to-day  from  their  south- 


24O  .         FIRST    REGIMENT    C    N.  G. 

ern  trip.     The  brilliant  record  they  have  made,  and  the  praises 
they  have  received  at  every  hand,  entitle  them  to  a  warm  reception. 
Major  Brown  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  issued  the  following  order 
yesterday : 

The  First  Regiment  will  arrive  Friday  and  will  be  received  at 
the  Union  depot  by  the  Putnam  Phalanx,  Governor's  Foot  Guard, 
and  home  members  of  the  regiment,  when  the  following  programme 
will  be  carried  out : 

Platoon  of  Police. 

Putnam  Phalanx  Drum  Corps. 

Putnam  Phalanx,  Major  Brown  commanding. 

Home  Members  of  the  First  Regiment. 
Governor's  Foot  Guard,  Major  Embler  commanding. 

Colt's  Band. 
First  Regiment,  C.  N.  G.,  Colonel  Farbour  commanding. 

The  line  of  march  will  be  through  Allyn  street  to  High,  to 
Main,  to  Charter  Oak  avenue,  to  Charter  Oak  place,  to  Wyllys 
street,  around  South  Green  to  Park  street,  thence  to  Washington, 
Trinity,  and  Elm  streets,  to  First  Regiment  armory. 

Residents  on  the  line  of  march  are  requested  to  honor  the 
return  of  the  regiment  by  such  a  display  of  bunting  or  otherwise 
as  will  be  commensurate,  if  possible,  with  the  superior  record  it 
has  made  in  its  visit  to  the  Southern  States. 

Members  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx  are  requested  to  appear  at 
their  armory  in  full  uniform  at  1 1  o'clock  this  (Friday)  morning, 
to  do  escort  duty  as  above  described. 

F.  M.  BROWN, 

Major  Putnam  Phalanx. 

JOHN  S.  HUSSEY,  Adjutant. 

Major  Brown  has  arranged  to  have  the  fire-alarm  bell  struck 
to-day,  two  hours  prior  to  the  expected  arrival.  The  bell  will  be 
struck  twenty  times  at  intervals  of  thirty  seconds. 

The  veterans  of  the  First  Regiment  and  the  members  of  the 
Allen  Drum  Corps  will  assemble  at  1 1  o'clock. 

Some  of  the  ladies  propose  to  give  a  collation  to  the  First  Regi- 
ment on  its  arrival  to-day,  and  respectfully  ask  contributions  of 
sandwiches  and  cake  from  those  disposed  to  contribute.  All 
contributions  should  be  left  at  the  rink  before  12  o'clock.  The 
committee  of  arrangements  will  provide  coffee,  and  the  appeal  of 
the  ladies  should  meet  with  a  generous  response. 


WAITING    ANXIOUSLY.  24! 

The  First  Regiment  has  had  experience  enough  for  a  campaign, 
and  its  members  have  probably  learned  a  good  deal  that  they  will 
be  glad  to  think  over,  however  much  they  may  feel  that  some  of 
the  knowledge  was  pretty  dearly  paid  for.  They  know  about  all 
there  is  to  be  known  about  delays,  and  they  have  a  fine  realizing 
sense  of  the  true  inwardness  of  sea-sickness.  But  they  have  hosts 
of  pleasant  recollections  to  put  by  the  side  of  them,  and  one  of 
the  most  agreeable  must  be  that  they  have  done  credit  to  them- 
selves and  their  State,  and  earned  compliments  from  some  who 
were  not  disposed  to  give  them  too  easily. 

The  regiment  reached  Washington  yesterday,  in  three  sections, 
after  many  vexatious  delays,  and  in  good  health.  They  were 
handsomely  entertained  by  the  Washington  Light  Infantry,  and 
about  5  o'clock  marched  up  the  avenue  and  to  the  Arlington 
hotel,  where  they  were  reviewed  by  General  Sherman  in  full  uni- 
form. Their  marching  and  drill  in  the  manual  were  both  very 
fine,  and  were  highly  praised  by  General  Sherman,  as  well  as  by 
the  immense  crowd  which  had  gathered  to  witness  their  exhibition, 
the  latter  testifying  their  appreciation  in  an  enthusiastic  manner. 

They  left  for  New  York  in  the  evening,  and  on  their  arrival  at 
Jersey  City,  this  morning,  were  transferred  around  the  city  on  the 
steamer  Maryland. 

Meantime  arrangements  had  been  made  in  Hartford  for  their 
reception,  including  delegations  for  escort  duty,  and  contributions 
of  refreshments,  which  were  sent  to  the  armory.  It  had  been 
'arranged  that  the  fire  bell  should  strike  twenty  strokes  two  hours 
before  the  regiment  might  be  expected  here.  At  11.20  the  bell 
began  to  strike.  This,  however,  was  an  error  based  on  informa- 
tion received  at  9.30,  that  the  regiment  had  got  on  board  the 
Maryland  and  were  on  their  way  to  Harlem.  Almost  before  the 
bell  had  done  striking  it  was  learned  that  no  arrangements  had 
been  made  for  a  special  train.  How  this  omission  occurred  has 
not  been  explained,  but  the  result  was  that  the  troops  had  to  wait 
there  till  cars  could  be  obtained,  and  did  not  get  away  till  after 
2  o'clock.  They  were  then  expected  to  reach  Hartford  about 
6  P.  M. 

A  great  deal  of  inconvenience  was  caused  to  the  various  com- 
mands here  which  had  been  under  orders  to  report  for  duty  at 
ii  o'clock,  and  who  found  early  in  the  day  that  there  would  be  a 
delay,  but  could  not  ascertain  how  much  until  part  of  the  after- 
31 


242  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

noon  was  gone.  An  abundant  collation  was  provided  at  the 
armory  of  the  First  Regiment,  and  in  view  of  the  delay  a  private 
lunch  was  also  ordered  at  the  armory  of  the  Putnam  Phalanx. 

FIRST  REGIMENT— HOME  AGAIN. 


A    FINE    MILITARY    RECEPTION    AND    COLLATION. 

The  much-expected  and  much-delayed  First  Regiment,  who 
have  met  with  a  series  of  mishaps  and  delays,  going  and  returning 
from  the  South,  and  whose  one  bright  memory  of  their  trip  is 
their  Charleston  experience,  reached  home  at  last,  at  a  quarter 
before  9  o'clock  last  night.  The  booming  of  artillery  on  the  park 
announced  their  arrival,  and  Asylum  street  was  already  crowded 
with  people.  Crowds  had  in  fact  collected,  at  various  points 
about  town,  at  all  hours  of  the  day,  from  10  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing till  dark,  and  the  inquiries  why  the  regiment  was  so  greatly 
delayed  were  anxious  and  universal — the  newspaper  bulletins, 
which  explained  the  shifting  phases  of  the  delay  at  Harlem,  being 
surrounded  by  large  crowds.  The  streets  were  generally  deco- 
rated, during  the  day,  in  expectation  of  the  arrival  of  the  regiment 
in  the  daytime.  There  was  a  profuse  display  of  bunting,  and  the 
red-white-and-blue  was  shown  from  a  thousand  buildings  and  resi- 
dences along  the  line  of  march.  On  the  arrival  of  the  regiment 
the  fitting  military  salutations  took  place,  the  escort  being  drawn 
up  in  line  on  High  street.  There,  notwithstanding  the  late  hour, 
the  procession  formed,  in  the  following  order : 

Weed  Band. 

First  Company  Governor's  Horse  Guard,  Major  C.  B.  Boardman. 
Putnam  Phalanx  Drum  and  Fife  Band. 
Putnam  Phalanx,  Major  F.  M.  Brown. 

Allen's  Drum  Corps. 

Six  platoons  of  Veterans  of  the  First  Regiment,  under  command 
of  Colonel  J.  B.  Clapp,  Captain  James  T.  Sherman,  and  Major 
B.  F.  Blakeslee. 

Section  of  Artillery. 

First  Company  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  Major  A.  H.  Kmbler. 
Colt's  First  Regiment  Band. 
First  Regiment  Drum  Corps. 

City  Battalion  of  the  First  Regiment,  C.  N.  G.,  and  Company  G  of 
South  Manchester,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Cone  in  command. 


GLAD    TO    SEE    US COL.    JOSLYN.  243 

The  procession  marched  through  High,  Main,  Park,  and  Wash- 
ington streets,  Capitol  avenue,  Trinity  and  Elm  streets  to  the 
armory.  The  entire  route  was 

A    BI.AZE     OF     COLORED    FIRES, 

while  rockets  and  Roman  candles  illuminated  the  air,  and  made 
arches  of  fire  over  the  returning  soldiers.  Applause  was  liberally 
bestowed  from  every  corner,  and  "the  boys"  were  cheered  all 
along  the  line.  An  excellent  and  abundant  collation,  prepared 
by  lady  friends,  awaited  the  regiment  at  the  armory,  and  over  400 
persons  sat  down  to  the  well-provided  tables.  After  the  feast, 
Major  Brown  of  the  Putman  Phalanx  introduced  Colonel  Joslyn, 
of  his  staff,  who  said : 

Officers  and  Members  of  the  Regiment  : 

By  request  of  the  escorting  soldiery  and  with  sentiment  in  full 
accord  with  those  of  all  your  fellow  citizens,  I  come  to  speak  to 
you  the  words  of  welcome,  of  congratulation,  and  of  thanks. 
With  booming  of  cannon,  with  martial  music,  with  waving  ban- 
ners, with  joyous  illuminations,  with  huzzahing  voices,  with  warm 
hands  and  with  wanner  hearts  we  bid  you  welcome — thrice  wel- 
come. Welcome  home,  to  the  comforts  of  home,  from  the  delays 
and  fatigues  of  your  journeyings.  Welcome  home  to  your  com- 
rades, friends,  and  fellow-citizens,  proud  one  and  all  of  you,  of 
your  laurels  and  your  triumphs. 

Congratulations  warm  and  hearty  we  extend  to  you  upon  the 
brilliant  and  substantial  record  that  you  have  made;  upon  the 
rare  hospitalities  and  attentions  you  have  enjoyed,  and  the  rarer 
compliments  and  honors  you  have  received,  and  more  than  all 
upon  your  superb  soldierly  accomplishments — equaled  only  by 
your  gentlemanly  deportment.  We  have  noted  these  things,  and 
because  we  have  noted  them  our  welcome  is  the  more  hearty  and 
our  congratulations  the  more  cordial.  We  were  not  of  you  in 
your  pleasures  and  your  praises,  but  we  are  one  with  you  in  your 
exhibitions  and  rejoicings.  But  while  as  comrades,  as  friends, 
and  as  fellow  citizens,  we  welcome  you  back  again  to  your  accus- 
tomed places,  and  congratulate  you  upon  the  many  and  brilliant 
honors  so  richly  merited  and  so  generously  bestowed,  we  look 
over  and  beyond  those  things  to  something  in  my  judgment  more 
important,  more  beneficent,  and  more  enduring.  To  my  thinking 


244  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

you  have  accomplished  something  more  than  a  personal  triumph. 
To  my  thinking  you  bring  back  something  more  than  the  gratifica- 
tion of  a  local  pride.  You  presented  to  the  citizens  of  the  South 
a  picture  of  Connecticut  ideas,  of  Connecticut  methods,  of  Con- 
necticut character.  The  picture  may  have  been  a  flattering  one. 
I  will  not  flatter  you  by  saying  so  in  your  presence ;  but  it  was  a 
picture,  if  we  may  judge  of  it  by  the'  cordiality  of  its  reception, 
like  the  Jewish  queen  of  old,  "most  fair  to  look  upon." 

And  you  saw  in  return,  and  without  glasses  and  without  the 
praises  or  distortions  of  party  politics,  something  of  southern  life, 
southern  habits,  and  southern  character.  And  the  knowledge 
thus  gained  of  each  other  did  something,  and  will  do  yet  more,  to 
lessen  the  old-time  jealousies  and  suspicions,  and  to  encourage 
the  new  era  of  good  fellowship  and  good  will  between  the  States. 

Especially  you  made  Connecticut  and  South  Carolina  to  know 
each  other  better,  and  it  follows  as  the  night  the  day,  that  you 
made  Connecticut  and  South  Carolina  to  love  each  other  better. 

You  and  your  hosts  blended  the  Charter  Oak  and  the  Palmetto 
and  engrafted  upon  them  both  the  olive  of  peace,  and  their  foliage 
will  be  richer  and  their  shadows  fall  more  kindly  as  the  years  go 
by.  And  as  ye  did  these  things  unto  two  of  the  least  of  States 
ye  did  them  also,  only  in  less  measure,  unto  the  great  sisterhood 
of  States. 

Everything  and  anything  that  tends  to  bring  the  people  of  the 
different  sections  into  closer  sympathy  and  communion  ought  to 
be  generously  encouraged  in  its  doing,  and  more  generously 
praised  when  done.  t  We  add,  therefore,  to  our  words  of  welcome 
and  of  congratulation  the  words  of  thanks,  for  unless  we  do  much 
deceive  ourselves  your  pilgrimage,  following  close  upon  that  death 
that  made  the  whole  world  kin  and  embracing  in  it  the  celebra- 
tion of  that  victory  in  which  we  of  the  North  and  they  of  the 
South  found  a  common  pride,  has  done  much  to  bring  about  a 
closer  union  of  the  States  and  the  realizations  of  the  poet's  dream  : 

"A  union  of  lakes,  a  union  of  lands, 

A  union  that  none  may  sever ; 
A  union  of  hearts,  a  union  of  hands, 

And  the  flag  of  the  Union  forever." 

Lieutenant-Colonel  William  E.  Cone  (in  the  unavoidable  ab- 
sence of  Colonel  Barbour)  responded  in  a  brief  but  fitting  address. 
He  regretted  that  Colonel  Barbour  was  prevented  from  being  pres- 


LT.-COL.    CONE GOV.    JEWELL.  245 

ent.  During  the  twelve  days  since  the  regiment  left  home,  and 
throughout  the  2,000  miles  trip  by  sea  and  land,  they  had  kept 
uppermost  in  their  hearts,  the  honor  of  their  State.  If  we  have 
merited  the  compliments  bestowed  upon  us  abroad,  and  the  wel- 
come accorded  us  this  evening,  we  know  that  our  efforts  have  not 
been  in  vain.  Before  the  regiment  was  dismissed  they  gave  three 
cheers  and  a  "  South  Carolina  yell  "  for  the  ladies  of  Hartford,  at 
the  call  of  Colonel  Cone. 

INTERVIEW    WITH     GOVERNOR    JEWELL. 

Governor  Jewell,  who  has  been  with  the  First  regiment  through 
its  southern  trip,  arrived  home  on  the  fast  train  from  New  York 
this  afternoon.  In  an  interview  with  a  Post  representative  he 
stated  that  he  had  seen  the  regiment  at  every  parade  which  it  had 
made,  and  that  without  exception  the  command  had  brilliantly 
deported  itself,  winning  universal  applause  and  admiration.  It 
made  a  most  commendable  appearance  at  Yorktown.  At  Fortress 
Monroe  the  regiment  gave  an  exhibition  drill  in  the  presence  of 
forty  or  more  West  Point  officers,  and  elicited  the  highest  approval 
from  them.  At  Charleston  the  command  paraded  on  the  old 
Citadel  grounds,  where  the  celebrated  South  Carolina  school  was 
formerly  situated,  and  won  the  enthusiastic  commendation  of  the 
South  Carolina  soldiers  who  witnessed  it.  Charleston  extended 
the  most  generous  courtesies,  and  chivalric  entertainment.  Not  a 
member  of  the  Connecticut  troops  by  word  or  act  did  a  thing  to 
disgrace  the  State  or  his  uniform.  Governor  Bigelow  and  staff 
and  Colonel  Barbour  and  staff  won  great  admiration  by  their 
gentlemanly  and  soldierly  appearance,  and  the  whole  visit,  Gover- 
nor Jewell  says,  has  been  productive  of  great  good.  The  trip  has 
been  one  of  which  Connecticut  may  well  be  proud. 

In  all  of  these  good  times,  and  our  glad  welcome  home, 
Co.  G  participated,  although  a  welcome  was  awaiting  them 
at  South  Manchester,  but  at  a  late  hour  they  marched  to  the 
depot,  and  left  on  a  special  train,  arranged  for  by  Quarter- 
master Cheney. 

They  arrived  about  midnight  and  were  received  by  quite 
a  crowd,  who  had  waited  for  them,  and  soon  after  dismissed 
for  the  needed  rest. 

And  so  the  companies  of  the  famous  First,  the  Governor's 


246  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Foot  Guard,  and  a  small  portion  of  those  who  had  accom- 
panied the  troops  were  "accounted  for,"  but  Governor  Bigelow 
and  party,  who  had  separated  from  us  at  Charleston,  as  yet 
had  not  returned,  but  were  on  their  way  home. 

The  history  will  not  be  complete  without  a  record  of  the 
trip  to  Atlanta,  for  they  had  been  of  us,  although  they  had 
gone  from  us,  therefore  a  few  pages  will  be  devoted  to  this 
part  of  the  trip  from  the  pens  of  others,  as  the  writer  cannot 
relate  his  personal  experiences. 


A    NEW    HAVEN    VIEW.  247 


CHARLESTON— ATLANTA. 

How  the  North  and  South  cottoned  to  each  other. 

The  party  of  guests  who  accompanied  the  troops  on  this 
eventful  trip  became  closely  attached  to  one  another,  and 
many  life-long  friendships  will  as  a  matter  of  course  grow 
out  of  the  companionship;  it  will  be  very  natural,  as  one  and 
another  who  reside  in  different  localities  shall  meet,  to  refer 
to  this  pleasant  journey,  recalling  many  never-to-be-forgotten 
incidents  with  mutual  inquiries  after  mutual  friends. 

One  of  thp  party  from  New  Haven,  who  was  a  stranger  to 
many  of  those  residing  in  other  places,  but  well  known  in 
his  own  city  as  a  gentleman  of  literary  ability,  and  in  addition 
to  other  accomplishments  could  play  whist  fairly,  was  tempo- 
rarily attached  to  Governor  Bigelow's  staff  as  an  aid,  accom- 
panying the  party  who  went  to  Atlanta,  and  communicating 
his  impressions  of  the  trip  and  people,  in  the  form  of  a  letter 
to  the  New  Haven  "  Palladium  "  under  date  of  November  3d, 
which  I  take  pleasure  in  giving  entire. 

I  refer  to  Colonel  A.  H.  Kellam,  and  feel  justified  in  the 
afore-mentioned  personalities,  because  of  the  dose  he  has 
given  to  the  public  concerning  the  rest  of  the  party,  all  of 
which  they  were  obliged  to  swallow. 

THROUGH  THE  SOUTH. 


A    MEMMKR    OF    THE    CONNECTICUT    EXCURSION    PARTY  RELATES    HIS 

IMPRESSIONS    CONCERNING  WHAT    HE   SAW  AND    HEARD A    DRIEF 

REVIEW    OF    THE    TRIP. 

The  visit  of  Connecticut's  delegation  to  the  sunny  South  is 
over,  and  naught  remains  but  its  pleasant  memories  and  recollec- 
tions. The  trip  was,  strictly  speaking,  divided  into  three  parts, 
visiting  a  portion  of  three  representative  Southern  States,  those 
of  Virginia,  South  Carolina,  and  Georgia,  the  first  of  which  was 
Virginia. 


248  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Enough  has  probably  been  said  about  the  vexatious  delay  in 
arriving  at  Yorktown,  and  the  disappointments  and  discomforts 
which  met  us  there,  and  in  passing  that  subject  I  will  merely  say 
that  in  one  of  my  previous  letters  your  types  made  me  say  that 
"  if  Yorktown  was  as  memorable  a  place  one  hundred  years  ago 
as  now  it  was  no  wonder  that  Cornwallis  surrendered  it."  What 
I  did  say  was  that  if  it  was  as  miserable  a  town,  etc.,  for  of  all  the 
dirty,  God-forsaken  holes  visited  by  man,  Yorktown  takes  the 
prize.  Our  next  stop  on  Virginia  soil  was  at  Fortress  Monroe, 
where  the  First  Regiment  had  a  fine  parade,  and  where  we  were 
very  hospitably  entertained  by  Colonel  Livingston  and  the  other 
United  States  officers  at  the  fort.  Here  we  parted  with  much 
reluctance  from  General  Stephen  W.  Kellogg  of  Waterbury,  and 
from  his  genial  companion,  A.  H.  Byington  of  Norwalk,  they 
being  compelled  to  return  to  Washington.  Many  thanks,  General, 
for  your  warm  greeting  and  kindly  attention  on  the  dusty  plains 
of  Yorktown.  The  second  event  of  our  trip  was  the  visit  to  South 
Carolina. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  repeat  here  what  has  already  been  said 
regarding  our  princely  welcome  and  magnificent  reception  at 
Charleston.  1  think,  however,  that  the  memories  that  cluster 
around  that  part  of  our  journey  will  outlast  all  others,  and  remain 
sweeter  and  more  fragrant  as  time  recalls  them  to  our  recollection. 
Charleston  is  an  old  and  historic  city,  and  much  of  interest  could 
be  written  regarding  it  did  time  and  space  permit.  It  was  origin- 
ally settled  in  1669,  and  its  history  from  that  period  to  the  close 
of  the  revolution  is  one  of  curious  and  remarkable  interest. 
Charleston  was  one  of  the  first  places  of  the  South  to  assert  a 
common  cause  with  the  other  colonies,  and  was  the  first  to  make 
a  constitution  for  itself.  Its  conquest  was  thrice  attempted  by 
the  British,  first  by  Sir  Peter  Parker  and  General  Clinton  in  1776, 
next  by  General  Provost  in  1779,  both  of  which  attacks  were  sig- 
"nally  defeated,  and  thirdly  when  for  six  weeks  it  withstood  the 
regular  investment  of  12,000  British  troops,  and  succumbed  at 
last,  on  May  12,  1780,  to  this  overwhelming  force.  The  two  great 
events  for  which  Charleston  is  most  noted  now,  however,  is  the 
signing  of  the  first  ordinance  of  secession  there  in  1860,  and  the 
first  sh6t  fired  on  Sumter  in  April,  1861,  a  shot  more  portentous 
in  its  results  than  any  that  ever  echoed  from  a  cannon's  mouth ;  a 
shot  that  called  a  nation  to  arms,  freed  four  million  of  slaves,  and 


COL.  .KELLAMS    ACCOUNT.  249 

delivered  South  Carolina  and  the  whole  South  from  an  institution 
that  was  retarding  its  growth,  and  was  -standing  in  the  way  of  its 
true  progress  and  development.  Charleston  is  the  nearest  of  the 
important  southern  ports  to  the  northern  cities,  and  is  the  first 
harbor  having  ample  room  and  good  anchorage  reached  by  south- 
ward-bound vessels  on  the  long  stretch  from  the  Chesapeake; 
the  city  is  built  upon  low,  level  land,  and  to  one  approaching  by 
water  seems  to  rise  from  the  sea.  The  new  custom  house,  built 
of  white  marble,  and  of  beautiful  architectural  design,  was  an 
especial  object  of  interest  as  we  steamed  up  the  bay.  Since  the 
close  of  the  war  rapid  progress  has  been  made  in  the  work  of 
rebuilding  the  city,  and  in  every  department  of  trade  and  industry. 
Our  good  friends  in  Charleston  did  not  allow  their  welcome  to 
grow  cold  in  the  least ;  they  followed  us  to  the  last,  and  said  their 
.last  good-by  as  the  train  left  the  station. 

Here's  a  health  to  you,  fair  Charleston, 

Your  name  with  ours  we  twine, 
And  the  magic  ties  that  bind  our  hearts 

Are  the  Palmetto  and  the  Vine. 

A  brief  stop  at  Aiken,  S.  C.,  where  we  were  hospitably  enter- 
tained by  B.  P.  Chatfield,  at  his  fine  hotel  there,  and  where  the 
writer  was  glad  to  meet  his  old  friend,  Dr.  P.  G.  Rockwell,  a 
former  resident  and  mayor  of  Waterbury,  Conn.,  concluded  our 
stay  on  South  Carolina  soil.  Crossing  the  Savannah  river  near 
Augusta,  we  found  ourselves,  on  Wednesday  morning,  October  26th, 
in  Georgia,  the  Empire  State  of  the  South,  and  where  another 
warm  and  generous  welcome  greeted  us.  As  we  reached  the  city 
of  Augusta,  Mayor  May  and  a  numerous  committee  of  the  prom- 
inent men  of  the  city  met  us,  and  after  a  pleasant  ride  about  the 
beautiful  town  we  were  taken  up  the  canal  to  the  head  of  this 
great  water  power,  which  is  destined  to  make  a  second  New 
England  of  this  part  of  the  State.  Some  of  the  cotton  mills  now 
being  completed  there  will  rival  in  extent  and  design  anything  we 
have  in  the  East.  After  being  joyously  entertained  on  our  return 
at  the  Planter's  hotel,  farewells  once  more  were  said,  and  the 
party  sped  on  its  way  to  Atlanta.  We  reached  the  Gate  City  of 
the  South  at  an  early  hour  Thursday  morning,  and  were  met  by 
Governor  Colquitt,  Director-General  H.  I.  Kimball,  Mayor  English, 
Ex-Governor  Bullock,  and  a  host  of  courteous  gentlemen,  who 
were  devoted  in  their  attentions  to  us  during  our  entire  stay. 
32 


25O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

Colonel  Barrows,  of  Governor  Bigelow's  staff,  and  the  vice-presi- 
dent and  treasurer  of  the  Willimantic  Linen  Company,  has  a  large 
and  commodious  residence  here,  which  was  at  once  generously 
made  the  home  of  his  brother  members  of  the  staff.  Colonel  Bar- 
rows entertained  us  while  there  in  a  princely  manner,  and  we  are 
indebted  to  his  kindness  and  courtesy  for  the  home-like  feeling 
that  came  over  us  as  we  entered  his  spacious  mansion.  After 
breakfast  Governor  Bigelow  and  party  were  taken  in  carriages  to 
the  Exposition,  and  escorted  about  the  various  departments  of 
this  wonderful  exhibition.  Since  our  return,  many  inquiries  have 
been  made  as  to  Atlanta's  great  undertaking,  and  in  reply  it  can 
truly  be  said  that  as  an  exhibit  of  American  progress  and  Amer- 
ican industry,  and  American  skill  in  the  arts  of  manufacture,  it  is 
fully  up  and  in  some  respects  exceeds  the  centennial  exhibition 
at  Philadelphia  five  years  ago.  I  would  advise  any  one  who  thinks 
of  making  a  southern  trip  to  go  while  this  exposition  is  in  progress  ; 
he  will  come  away  realizing  more  of  the  immense  resources  of  our 
country,  and  feel  well  paid  for  the  expense  of  time  and  money. 
Connecticut  is  fairly  well  represented  there,  the  largest  and  best 
display  from  our  State  being  that  of  the  Willimantic  Linen  Com- 
pany, under  the  able  direction  of  Colonel  Barrows.  The  space 
occupied  by  them  is  fully  40  by  100  feet  in  the  main  building,  and 
every  department  of  their  immense  business  is  brought  into  notice. 
It  was  the  machinery  of  this  firm  that  made  in  one  day  those 
famous  suits  of  clothes  for  Governors  Colquitt  and  Bigelow,  of 
which  so  much  has  been  said.  After  our  party  had  made  the 
round  of  the  various  exposition  buildings,  we  were  escorted  to 
Judges'  Hall,  and  were  introduced  by  Governor  Colquitt  and 
Director-General  Kimball  to  many  hundreds  of  the  people  of 
Atlanta  and  other  visitors  to  the  exposition.  After  the  reception 
was  over,  the  general  exercises  of  the  day  commenced,  the  Gov- 
ernors of  Pennsylvania,  Connecticut,  Kentucky,  North  Carolina, 
and  Georgia,  with  other  guests,  were  seated  on  the  spacious  plat- 
form, and  the  president,  Mr.  Kimball,  introduced  Governor  Col- 
quitt of  Georgia,  who  made  the  speech  of  welcome.  He  said  : 

"  Ladies  and  Gentlemen :  By  the  people  of  Georgia  and  by  the 
citizens  of  Atlanta,  I  am  commissioned  to  greet  and  to  welcome 
you.  Most  gladly  do  I  accept  this  commission.  Our  joy  would 
have  been  superlative  if  we  could  have  had  with  us  the  governors 
of  all  the  thirty-eight  States  of  this  Union.  [Applause.]  We 


GOV.    COLQUITT    OF    GA.  25  I 

have  house  room  and  heart  room  for  them  all.  While  we  regret 
their  absence,  we  have  counted  it  a  good  fortune  to  greet  you  who 
are  here,  and  claim  you  as  our  guests.  We  open  wide  our  gates, 
we  extend  to  you  a  warm  grasp  and  welcome,  and  we  know  that 
you  will  find,  as  you  grasp  the  hands  of  these  people,  a  warm 
pulse  responding  to  every  pulsation  of  your  own.  In  more  senses 
than  one  it  is  not  good  for  man  to  be  alone.  Isolation  is  not  a 
good  thing.  The  looking  into  each  other's  faces,  the  forming  of 
acquaintances  between  the  people  of  the  different  States  is  the 
surest  and  best  means  of  binding  together  the  people  of  these 
States  in  one  great,  glorious,  grand  sisterhood." 

At  the  close  of  Governor  Colquitt's  address,  of  which  the  above 
is  but  a  part,  Governor  Bigelow  was  introduced,  and  responded 
as  follows  to  the  address  of  welcome  : 

"Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  Born  and  reared  in  that  little  State  on 
Long  Island  Sound,  nevertheless  it  has  been  my  privilege  to  visit 
the  South  many  times ;  but  to-day,  as  I  look  upon  this  wonderful 
exhibition,  I  feel  that  a  new  sun  of  greater  prosperity  has  risen 
over  this  section  of  the  common  country.  Now  as  the  people  of 
Atlanta,  and  this  section,  have  determined  to  push  her  advan- 
tages, there  is  no  question  but  that  a  glorious  future  is  before  you. 
Used,  as  I  am,  to  the  busy  hum  of  industry,  I  can  see  that  you 
fully  rival  us.  But  in  this  rivalry  we  should  never  be  jealous  of 
each  other.  Let  us  build  up  our  sections  as  we  can,  but  let  us  do 
it  with  a  feeling  of  brotherly  love,  unmixed  with  any  but  a  friendly 
rivalry.  God  grant  you  all  success,  is  the  prayer  of  the  people  of 
Connecticut." 

Addresses  were  also  made  by  Governor  Jarvis  of  North  Caro- 
lina, Governor  Hoyt  of  Pennsylvania,  Governor  Blackburn  of 
Kentucky,  Ex-Governor  Bross  of  Illinois,  and  by  Hon.  N.  D. 
Sperry  of  New  Haven,  Mayor  English  of  Atlanta,  and  Hon.  George 
S.  Bowen  of  Chicago.  The  closing  speech  was  by  Mr.  Kimball, 
after  which  the  large  audience  dispersed. 

Atlanta  itself  is  a  series  of  substantial  business  blocks  built 
mostly  of  iron  and  brick,  and  located  around  a  railroad  depot, 
and  a  bewildering  array  of  tracks  which  run  through  the  heart 
of  the  city.  In  close  proximity  to  the  depot  is  the  State  capitol, 
the  new  and  elegant  post-office,  and  the  great  Kimball  House 
and  other  large  hotels.  There  are  several  jobbing  houses  here 
that  are  doing  over  a  million  of  business  a  year,  and  a  cotton 


252  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

mill  is  booming  day  and  night  with  300  looms  and  10,000  spindles. 
The  situation  of  Atlanta  is  not  a  natural  site  for  a  successful  com- 
mercial city;  it  has  no  very  favorable  advantages  of  its  own,  its 
coal  has  to  be  drawn  two  hundred  miles,  and  the  only  river  near 
the  city  is  the  Chattahoochie,  and  that  is  small  and  not  navigable. 
Even  the  soil  about  the  city  is  inferior,  and  cotton  alone  can  be 
raised  successfully,  and  yet  Atlanta  to-day  is  the  center  of  a  pop- 
ulation of  near  50,000  people,  and  represents  the  best-distributed 
industries  of  the  South :  it  represents  the  new  age  that  is  dawning 
for  the  whole  South,  and  by  its  wonderful  growth  shows  itself  to 
be  moved  by  that  innovating  commercial  spirit  and  enterprise 
which  in  times  past  founded  empires,  and  in  later  days  established 
the  great  marts  of  the  world.  Atlanta  suffered  more  by  the  war 
than  any  city  north  or  south,  but  the  ashes  sown  by  Sherman 
contained  a  social  seed  that  burst  forth  into  another  city  more 
beautiful  than  the  one  destroyed  by  the  flames  of  war;  they 
received  into  their  midst  valuable  accessions  from  the  East  and 
from  the  West,  but  the  great  majority  of  the  men  who  are  making 
Atlanta  famous  for  its  business  energy  and  push  are  natives  of 
the  soil  of  Georgia.  The  climate  of  this  part  of  the  State  is  said 
to  be  delightful.  The  city  is  about  1,100  feet  above  the  sea,  and 
the  long  summers  here-  have  the  invigorating  trade  winds  and 
their  cool  and  restful  nights.  Not  far  to  the  north  and  the  north- 
east are  the  beautiful  Kenesaw  or  Chattahoochee  mountains,  the 
last,  dying  spurs  of  the  Appalachian  range,  which  rests  in  blue 
atmosphere  along  the  continent  from  the  gates  of  the  St.  Lawrence 
to  the  broad  channel  of  the  Tennessee. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  features  of  our  visit  in  Atlanta  was 
the  ride  over  the  northern  portion  of  the  city  to  view  the  fortifica- 
tions and  the  scene  of  some  of  the  bloodiest  contests  of  the  war. 
Our  guide  on  this  occasion  was  Major  Howell,  one  of  the  proprie- 
tors of  the  Atlanta  "Constitution,"  a  paper  of  national  reputation, 
and  one  that  has  done  much  by  its  liberality  and  toleration  to 
develop  and  bring  to  the  front  the  State  of  Georgia.  Major 
Howell  was  an  artillery  officer  on  the  Confederate  side,  of  great 
fidelity,  and  commanded  a  battery  in  Cleburn's  division,  under 
Hood.  His  graphic  descriptions  of  the  scenes  in  which  he  took 
part,  together  with  his  genial  flow  of  wit  and  jovial  good-fellow- 
ship, made  this  ride  one  long  to  be  remembered.  We  started 
from  the  Kimball  House  at  2  o'clock  Friday  afternoon,  and  rode 


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out  over  one  of  the  broad  avenues  that  lead  northwestward  from 
the  city.  About  two  miles  out  we  reached  the  brow  of  trie  hill, 
from  which  elevation  could  be  plainly  seen  the  site  of  Sherman's 
headquarters  during  the  siege,  and  the  dark  woods  where  McPher- 
son  was  killed.  Here  Major  Howell  drew  out  his  maps  and 
explained  to  us  how,  on  that  eventful  2oth  of  July,  Hardee's  Con- 
federate corps  had  been  drawn  from  left  to  right,  and  that  thus 
reinforced  they  had  attacked,  30,000  strong,  completely  flanking 
McPhersoivs  corps,  and  turning  his  left.  It  was  to  restore  order 
to  his  somewhat  demoralized  troops,  and  to  reestablish  his  line, 
that  McPherson  galloped  into  that  somber  and  tangled  thicket, 
only  to  meet  his  death.  The  clump  of  trees  is  shown  where  the 
deadly  ball  came  straight  to  that  great  and  chivalrous  young  spirit, 
and  where  his  lifeless  body,  still  warm,  was  recovered  by  the 
onward  march  of  his  second  column.  McPherson  was  the  Bayard 
of  our  great  war,  a  warrior  without  reproach,  and  his  genius  and 
devotion,  his  gallantry  and  his  modesty,  are  alike  respected  by 
friend  and  foe.  Sherman  said,  the  day  he  died :  "  I  thought 
McPherson  would  have  finished  up  the  war  after  Grant  and  I 
were  killed  or  dismissed ;  he  was  coming  along  so  steady  and 
strong  that  he  looked  to  me  to  be  the  heir  of  all  our  labors."  As 
one  stands  and  looks  upon  the  field  where  one  so  young  and 
brave  was  killed  in  battle,  he  is  reminded  of  those  pathetic  lines 
of  Byron,  written  after  visiting  the  spot  at  Waterloo  where  fell  his 
gallant  young  kinsman,  Lord  Howard  : 

"  There  have  been  tears  and  breaking  hearts  for  thee, 

And  mine  were  nothing  had  I  such  to  give, 
But  when  I  stood  beneath  the  fresh  green  tree 

Which  living  waves  where  thou  didst  cease  to  live, 
And  saw  around  me  the  wide  field  revive 

With  fruits  and  fertile  promise,  and  the  spring 
Come  forth  its  work  of  gladness  to  contrive, 

With  all  its  reckless  birds  upon  the  wing, 
I  turned  from  those  she  brought  to  those  she  could  not  bring.'' 

\Ye  left  Atlanta  Friday  evening  at  6  o'clock,  and  the  cheers  of 
our  Atlanta  friends  rang  in  our  ears  as  we  sped  away. 

THE   PARTY. 

The  party  that  accompanied  Governor  Bigelow  on  this  southern 
trip  was  congenial  and  pleasant  from  the  start.  The  limited 
quarters  of  the  steamer  "Charleston"  brought  us  all  into  close 


254  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

companionship  at  once,  and  we  became  as  it  were  one  family  and 
an  exceedingly  happy  one ;  our  Commander-in-chief,  Governor 
Bigelow,  proved  himself  to  be  a  model  leader  to  travel  with,  while 
not  at  all  prudish  and  never  refusing  to  join  with  the  "  boys  "  in 
any  wholesome  sport  or  amusement,  he  at  the  same  time  main- 
tained his  dignity  and  commanded  at  all  times  the  respect  clue  to 
the  high  office  he  so  gracefully  holds.  Another  pleasant  feature 
was  the  readiness  and  happy  manner  in  which  the  governor 
replied  to  the  frequent  calls  made  upon  him  to  respond  to  toasts 
and  sentiments ;  easy  and  perfectly  self-possessed,  his  brief  and 
happily-expressed  speeches  were  exceedingly  well  received.  The 
Governor's  staff  is  composed  of  a  body  of  courteous  gentlemen, 
skillful  and  able  to  perform  their  various  duties  at  all  times. 
Next  to  the  chief,  General  Harmon,  the  busiest  member  of  the 
staff  was  General  George  H.  Ford,  who  as  the  head  of  the  com- 
missary department  provided  for  every  want,  and  after  Colonel  S. 
J.  Fox  left  us  at  Atlanta  he  superintended  the  various  details  of 
our  return  trip  in  a  very  satisfactory  manner.  The  writer  is  under 
lasting  obligations  to  each  and  every  member  of  the  staff  for 
kindly  courtesies  and  attentions  many  times  repeated.  Hon.  N. 
D.  Sperry  and  Judge  Lynde  Harrison  were  valuable  additions  to 
our  party,  and  were  always  listened  to  with  profound  respect 
when  they  spoke.  Hartford  sent  with  us  Lieutenant-Governor 
Bulkeley  and  his  brother,  the  genial  mayor  of  our  sister  city;  also 
Joseph  L.  Barbour,  whose  eloquent  voice  was  one  of  the  features 
of  many  gatherings.  The  quiet  wit  of  H.  T.  Sperry  of  the  Hart- 
ford "Post"  and  that  of  J.  G.  Rathbun,  the  Historian  of  the  First 
regiment,  was  much  enjoyed.  Ex-Governor  Jewell  and  Captain 
Stiles  Stanton  of  Stonington  remained  with  us  until  we  left 
Charleston,  and  added  much  to  our  pleasure.  Colonel  Charles 
A.  Jewell,  whom  we  left  at  Atlanta,  was  our  leader  in  the  many 
good  old  songs  we  sung  on  southern  soil.  The  gentlemanly  bear- 
ing and  warm  and  hearty  good  fellowship  of  Secretary  of  State 
Searls,  of  Comptroller  Batcheller,  Executive  Secretary  Tyler,  and 
S.  A.  Hubbarcl  of  the  Hartford  "Courant,"  was  duly  appreciated 
by  all  of  the  party.  Among  those  who  started  with  us  there  was 
none  who  seemed  to  enjoy  the  trip  more  than  Colonel  L.  L. 
Morgan  of  General  Smith's  staff.  At  Charleston  in  particular  he 
was  made  much  of,  and  won  many  friends  among  the  young  military 
officers  that  greeted  us,  and  during  the  parade  his  fine  appearance 


THE    GONDOLA    MAN.  2$ 5 

in  brilliaiii  uniform  and  his  graceful  horsemanship  attracted 
marked  attention.  I  mention  as  last  of  our  company,  but  by  no 
means  because  he  was  least,  that  prince  of  good  fellows  Major  D. 
M.  Read  of  Bridgeport — jovial,  of  a  warm  and  gerierous  nature, 
thoroughly  unselfish,  witty,  and  showing  much  ability  in  respond- 
ing to  many  toasts.  I  think  our  entire  party  will  bear  me  out  in 
saying  that  the  member  from  -Bridgeport  was  our  beau  ideal  of  a 
pleasant  traveling  companion.  We  left  the  major  with  several 
others  of  our  party  at  Richmond,  and  as  I  bade  him  good-by  on 
the  stone  steps  of  the  Exchange  Hotel  at  n  o'clock  Saturday 
night  he  was  sad  and  pensive,  and  the  tears  gathered  in  his  eyes  as 
he  thought  of  the  parting  he  had  just  taken  with  his  bosom  friend, 
Mayor  Bulkeley. 

I  believe  it  is  Major  Read's  intention  to  purchase,  while  at 
Richmond,  a  couple  of  gondolas  to  present  to  the  city  of  Bridge- 
port for  use  on  their  fine  park. 

We  were  accompanied  part  of  the  way  on  our  return  by  Gover- 
nor Jarvis  and  lady  of  North  Carolina  and  by  Governor  Hoyt  and 
his  genial  adjutant,  General  Latta  of  Pennsylvania.  Delays  were 
the  order  of  the  day  on  the  return  trip,  but  we  fretted  not  nor 
complained,  and  reached  home  at  last  well  satisfied  with  every- 
thing and  everybody.  A.  H..  K. 

[From  the  Hartford  "  Post"  of   Friday,  October  28th.] 
GOVERNOR    IMGELOW    AND    HIS    PARTY. 

Governor  Bigelow  and  his  party  arrived  at  Atlanta  early  yester- 
day morning  and  were  received  by  Governor  Colquitt,  H.  I.  Kim- 
ball,  and  a  committee  of  fifty  of  the  prominent  men  of  Atlanta. 
At  ii  o'clock  the  party  was  taken  in  carriages  to  the  exposition 
grounds  and  escorted  through  the  centennial  buildings.  Besides 
Governor  Bigelow  there  were  present  Governors  Hoyt  of  Penn- 
sylvania, Jarvis  of  North  Carolina,  Blackburn  of  Kentucky,  and 
ex-Governor  Bross  of  Illinois.  In  the  evening  Governor  Colquitt 
gave  a  grand  reception  at  the  executive  mansion. 

The  Connecticut  party  were  the  guests  of  Colonel  W.  E.  Bar- 
rows and  of  the  Willimantic  Linen  company.  Under  the  direction 
of  this  company  there  was  performed,  during  the  day,  a  remarka- 
ble feat  of  quick  workmanship.  Cotton  growing  in  the  field  in 
the  morning  was  picked,  cleaned,  spun,  woven  into  cloth,  dyed 


256  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

and  made  into  two  suits  of  clothes  which  were  presented  to  Gov- 
ernors Bigelow  and  Colquitt  and  worn  by  them  the  same  evening 
when  they  received  their  guests.  The  Willimantic  company, 
which  accomplished  this  feat,  has  one  of  the  finest  exhibits  at  the 
fair  and  one  which  attracts  constant  admiration.  The  party 
expect  to  leave  Atlanta  on  their  return  home  this  evening. 

[From  the  Hartford  "  Courant,"  October  3ist.] 
THK    ATLANTA    EXCURSIONISTS. 

Governor  Bigelow  and  staff,  Secretary  Searls,  Comptroller 
Batcheller,  Mayor  Bulkeley,  and  others  of  the  Atlanta  party, 
were  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  Saturday,  en  route  home,  via  Richmond 
and  Washington.  They  are  expected  home  to-day  or  to-morrow. 

Lieutenant-Governor  Bulkeley  and  Joseph  L.  Barbour  arrived 
home  from  the  south  Saturday  evening,  having  started  a  little  in 
advance  of  the  main  party.  They  left  Atlanta  shortly  after  4 
o'clock  Friday  morning  and  came  through  with  little  delay,  mak- 
ing the  entire  distance  of  over  one  thousand  miles  in  forty  hours, 
including  stops.  Both  gentlemen  express  themselves  in  the 
warmest  terms  concerning  the  splendid  record  made  by  the  First 
Regiment  at  Charleston,  not  only  as  to  drill  and  discipline  under 
arms,  but  equally  so'  in  their  admirable  behavior  while  off  duty. 
Mayor  Courtenay  of  Charleston  told  Mr.  Barbour  that  he  could 
say  to  the  people  of  Hartford  that  they  had  sent  down  not  only  a 
regiment  of  soldiers  but  a  regiment  of  gentlemen.  Lieutenant- 
Governor  Bulkeley  occupied  a  carriage  with  Archibald  Forbes, 
while  the  regiment  were  going  through  the  dress  parade,  and  he 
says  that  the  famous  correspondent  was  constantly  breaking  out 
into  ejaculations  of  surprise  and  admiration  at  the  splendid  pre- 
cision with  which  the  orders  were  executed.  Both  gentlemen  were 
enthusiastic  over  the  warm-hearted  southern  hospitality  with  which 
the  visitors  were  greeted  and  entertained  in  Charleston,  and 
indeed  throughout  the  entire  trip.  It  was  a  continuous  ovation. 

Among  other  souvenirs  of  the  trip  which  the  members  of  the 
governor's  part}7  have,  are  boxes  presented  by  the  Willimantic 
Linen  company,  containing  samples  of  the  cotton,  the  yarn,  the 
thread,  the  undyed  cloth,  the  dyed,  finished  and  pressed  cloth  from 
which  the  governors'  famous  suits  were  made  between  sunrise  and 
sunset  as  heretofore  recorded  in  these  columns. 


CORPORAL    HUBBARD COMMENTS.  2$ 7 

In  addition  to  these,  I  should  be  glad  to  incorporate  into 
this  book  the  interesting  letters  of  S.  A.  Hubbard,  Esq.,  one 
of  the  owners  and  managing  editor  of  the  "  Courant,"  who 
remained  several  days  in  Atlanta  after  the  departure  of  the 
rest  of  the  party. 

Corporal  Hubbard  (he  is  not  a  brigade  corporal,  but  simply 
an  ordinary  corporal)  wrote  a  series  of  letters  to  his  paper, 
beginning  at  Yorktown  and  ending  after  leaving  Atlanta, 
which  were  deeply  interesting,  but  which  I  have  not  space  to 
record  in  this  history. 

The  comments  of  the  Atlanta  papers,  and  those  of  Augusta, 
and  many  others  in  the  South,  would  all  be  of  interest ;  but  I 
must  forbear,  and  rest  on  those  already  given,  with  this  one 
exception,  taken  from  a  number  of  extracts  from  Southern 
papers : — 

[From  the  Kershaw  "Gazette."] 

We  are  glad  our  Northern  friends  came ;  it  is  one  more  link 
forged  in  the  interests  of  peace,  concord,  and  fraternal  regard, 
which  should  bind  in  a  chain  of  indissoluble  union  all  the  people 
of  cur  common  country. 

Celebrations  of  national  events,  with  the  civil  and  military  de- 
monstrations attendant  thereon,  are  right  and  proper  and  tend  to 
re-unite  us  more  thoroughly,  and  kindle  more  fervently  patriotic 
fires  in  our  hearts. 

The  money  and  time  spent  on  such  occasions  are  good  invest- 
ments, and  have  a  heavy  interest  in  making  us  stronger,  healthier, 
and  more  united — politically,  socially,  and  economically. 

All  of  which  is  true  ;  for  this  visit  of  so  large  a  body  of 
Northern  soldiers  cannot  fail  of  doing  good,  and  it  has  done 
more  to  cement  friendships  between  the  two  sections  than 
has  any  other  event  since  the  close  of  the  war. 

The  Southern  people  had  an  opportunity  to  see  six  hun- 
dred Yankees  from  all  ranks  in  life,  to  watch  their  actions, 
and  study  their  characters.  The  New  Englanders  had  an 
opportunity  to  see  South  Carolinians  in  public,  and,  better 
yet,  at  their  homes ;  to  take  them  by  the  hand  and  to  break 
bread  with  them  ;  the  result  of  which  will  be  seen  in  coming 
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258  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.   G. 

years ;  and  any  one  of  our  company  can  in  the  future,  while 
in  Charleston  or  even  elsewhere,  make  himself  known  as  one 
of  the  First  Connecticut,  or  one  of  the  "famous  six  hundred," 
and  find  a  ready  welcome.  On  the  other  hand,  a  Charlesto- 
nian  will  always  find  a  cordial  greeting  awaiting  him  in  the 
"Charter  Oak  City,"  or  the  "  City  of  Elms."  Let  us  hope 
that  no  soldier  from  either  section  will  bring  disgrace  on  the 
citizen  soldiery. 

Undoubtedly  some  will  ask,  "  What  was  the  good  of  all 
this?"  In  reply,  I  will  mention  two  facts  that  have  come  to 
my  knowledge.  The  first  is,  that  the  legislature  of  South 
Carolina  has  made  an  appropriation  of  twelve  thousand  dol- 
lars in  aid  of  their  militia,  doubtless  having  been  impelled 
thereto  from  seeing  what  the  little  Nutmeg  State  has  done. 
The  second  is  this,  and  it  should  be  printed  in  large  type — 
the  grand  list  of  the  State  of  South  Carolina  has,  during  1881, 
increased  TWENTY-THREE  PER  CENT.,  the  discovery  having 
been  made  since  the  Connecticut  troops  left  Charleston. 
What  have  you  to  say  to  this,  ye  croakers  ? 

To  return  to  the  return :  Saturday,  the  day  following  our 
arrival  home,  was  a  dark,  rainy  day,  the  first  we  had  seen 
since  leaving  home;  for  we  had  been  favored  with  fine 
weather;  very  little  work  was  done  or  business  transacted,  for 
all  were  thoroughly  tired ;  arid  this  and  the  following  Sab- 
bath were  largely  devoted  to  rest,  and  relating  the  incidents 
of  the  trip. 

The  Quartermaster's  department,  however,  had  but  little 
rest,  and  all  -day  the  armory  was  the  scene  of  clearing  away 
baggage,  camp  equipage,  and  stores. 

Many  firesides  were  enlivened  by  the  yarns  of  the  soldier 
boys,  who  had  much  of  interest  to  tell,  with,  plenty  of  inter- 
ested listeners ;  and  I  have  no  doubt  that  in  the  relation  the 
discomforts  were  forgotten  in  recounting  the  very  many 
pleasurable  incidents  of  the  trip. 

The  members  of  the  regiment  must  not  lose  sight  of  the 
fact,  that  what  cost  each  of  them  but  a  small  amount  of 
money  actually  paid  out,  cost  the  State  of  Connecticut  many 


SUMMING    UP.  259 

thousands  of  dollars ;  and  cost  Col.  Barbour  and  officers 
many  weeks  of  hard  work  and  anxiety,  to  arrange  for  the 
comfort  of  the  party. 

Let  us  retrace  our  steps  for  a  moment :  six  hundred  men, 
five-sixths  of  whom  had  never  been  out  of  sight  of  land,  had 
the  pleasure  of  a  four-days'  ocean  voyage  on  an  ocean  steamer, 
with  less  discomfort  than  is  often  experienced  on  a  first-class 
European  steamer.  A  visit  to  old  Yorktown,  the  sight  of 
more  picked  troops  from  more  states  than  a  majority  will 
ever  see  again,  if  they  live  to  be  three-score  and  ten;  a 
naval 'review  by  the  President  and  cabinet — a  rare  treat;  a 
visit  to  Fortress  Monroe,  under  more  favorable  circumstances 
than  were  ever  enjoyed  by  any  volunteer  regiment;  a  view 
of  Fort  Sumter  and  Charleston  Harbor,  when  seen  at  its 
best  in  the  early  morning ;  a  reception,  and  a  two  days' 
round  of  festivities  seldom  equaled  and  never  excelled,  and 
an  opportunity  to  test  Southern  hospitality;  a  two  and  one- 
half  days'  ride  through  a  very  interesting  portion  of  three  of 
the  Southern  States  ;  a  visit  to  the  National  Capital,  with  a 
review  by  the  greatest  soldier  in .  our  army  ;  a  view  of  New 
York  City  ;  an  opportunity  to  view  intimately  a  portion  of 
the  globe  which  few  of  us  were  familiar  with,  and  none  care 
to  see  again — Harlem  River  Junction  ;  and  last,  and  best  of 
all,  a  safe  arrival  at  our  home,  and  a  hearty,  glorious  welcome  ; 
all  of  which  trip  would  have  cost  each  person  a  great  deal  of 
money,  if  money  could  purchase  it. 

Think  of  all  this,  my  comrades,  especially  you  who  did  the 
grumbling,  and  frankly  say  what  I  know  must  be  in  the  heart 
of  each,  "  I  wish  I  might  do  it  right  over  again." 

I  have  alluded  to  the  reasons  why  the  return  trip  was  not 
undertaken  by  sea,  and  have  given  them  as  printed  in  the 
"  News  and  Courier,"  and  copied  by  newspapers  throughout 
the  country ;  and  having  given  one  side  of  the  story,  in  all 
fairness,  as  well  as  justice  to  the  owners  of  the  "  Charleston," 
will  give  their  reply. 


2<5O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

PRESIDENT  QUINTARD'S  STATEMENT. 


The-  steamer  "  Charleston  "  was  chartered  to  the  State  of  Con- 
necticut for  a  stipulated  sum,  to  proceed  from  New  York  to  New 
Haven,  thence  to  Yorktown,  thence  to  Charleston,  S.  C.,  and 
return  to  New  Haven.  The  charter  party,  which  was  signed  by 
Quartermaster-General  Harbison,  of  the  State,  and  by  myself, 
expressly  stipulated  that  I  was  only  to  furnish  the  bare  ship, 
cabin  furniture,  coal  and  crew,  and  such  boats  and  life-rafts  as 
were  then  on  board,  viz.,  five  boats  and  one  life-raft.  The  State 
of  Connecticut  further  agreed  to  furnish  life-preservers,  extra  life- 
rafts  (and  everything  necessary  for  the  safety  of  her  passengers, 
and  to  pass  the  necessary  inspection  of  the  United  States  In- 
spector), provisions,  and,  in  fact,  everything  necessary  to  provide 
for  the  extra  number  of  men  she  was  to  carry.  This  was  done, 
and  she  was  duly  accepted  by  the  State,  represented  by  Colonel 
Barbour.  That  the  ship  was  not  properly  ballasted  is  not  so; 
neither  is  the  statement  that  her  crew  was  insufficient  to  properly 
man  her. 

While  it  is  true  that  the  ship  was  not  as  deep  as  she  would 
have  been  if  loaded  with  freight,  it  was  impossible  to  put  her  any 
deeper  on  account  of  the  room  occupied  by  the  troops,  they  tak- 
ing up  all  of  the  between-decks,  and  the  lower  hold  was  used  for 
the  storage  of  baggage,  provisions,  and  water,  to  the  exclusion  of 
anything  else,  had  it  been  necessary  or  desirable  to  put  anything 
else  in  her. 

Regarding  the  complaint  made  that  the  ship  was  not  provided 
with  proper  safeguards  (such  as  signals,  etc.,  in  case  of  accident), 
I  desire  to  state  most  positively  that  such  is  not  the  case,  and 
further  desire  to  say  that  the  steamer  was  inspected  just  before 
leaving  port  by  the  regular  government  inspector,  and  a  special 
certificate  and  license  issued  to  her  to  carry  the  extra  number  of 
people  she  was  to  have  on  board.  This,  I  think,  should  be  suffi- 
cient proof  as  to  her  proper  equipment,  etc. 

From  various  comments  in  the  newspapers  I  select  the 
following : 

[New  Haven  "  Palladium."] 

There  seems  to  be  little  question  that  a  gross  imposition  was 
practiced  upon  the  Connecticut  Yorktown  party  by  the  owners  of 
the  steamer  "Charleston."  .  .  .  The  contract  specified  that  every- 


SO    LONG!    STEAMER    CHARLESTON.  26 1 

thing  should  be  arranged  by  the  steamboat  managers  for  the 
comfort  and  safety  of  the  passengers,  but  it  is  claimed  that  no 
additional  precautions  were  taken  by  the  owners  over  and  above 
the  usual  preparations  made  in  sending  their  vessels  to  sea  when 
simply  loaded  with  freight.  .  .  .  For  ballast  the  steamer  depended 
entirely  on  her  supply  of  coal,  which,  of  course,  became  smaller 
and  smaller  with  every  hour  of  her  passage,  so  that  the  rolling  of 
the  ship  was  terrible,  causing  great  discomfort,  not  only  to  the 
militia  men,  who  were  packed  away  in  the  hold,  like  sardines  in  a 
box,  but  also  to  everybody  on  board.  It  is  possible  that  some 
one  blundered  in  engaging  the  steamer  at  all,  but  the  evidence  so 
far  presented  indicates  that  the  responsibility  of  the  failure  of  the 
excursion  rests  with  the  managers  of  the  steamer,  who  have  vio- 
lated both  their  written  and  oral  agreement.  Such  being  the 
case,  there  ought  to  be  some  way  by  which  the  managers  can  be 
forced  to  make  good  the  extra  expense  caused  by  the  failure  to 
live  up  to  the  terms  of  their  contract. 

[Norwich  "  Bulletin."] 

If  the  half  of  what  the  New  York  "  Herald  "  reports  from  South 
Carolina  of  the  condition  of  the  steamer  "Charleston"  be  true,  the 
owners  of  that  vessel  should  have  a  round  account  to  settle  with 
the  State  of  Connecticut.  Proper  arrangements  were  made,  and, 
after  suffering  numerous  annoyances  and  running  great  and  need- 
less risks  in  the  voyage  down,  the  regiment  has  decided  to  leave 
it  and  return  by  rail,  Governor  Bigelow  paying  the  chief  portion 
of  the  extra  expense  (some  $5,000  to  $6,000)  out  of  his  own 
pocket.  .  .  .  Anyway,  an  investigation  seems  to  be  pretty  clearly 
demanded.  If  the  allegations  of  the  "  Herald "  correspondent , 
are  sustained,  no  rebuke  can  be  too  severe  for  the  criminal  negli- 
gence which  endangered  the  lives  of  a  whole  regiment,  to  say 
nothing  of  the  State  Executive. 

Several  days  after  the  return  of  the  troops  the  steamer 
"  Charleston"  returned  to  New  York,  bringing,  according  to 
statements  in  the  newspapers,  a  cargo  of  cotton. 

Whether  now  engaged  on  the  line  between  New  York  and 
Charleston,  or  not,  the  Historian  is  unable  to  state,  and  feels 
obliged  to  say  he  does  not  care. 

It  has  also  been  stated  in  the  State  papers  that  the  matter 


262  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

of  payment  for  the  steamer  on  the  homeward  trip  is  to  be 
decided  by  the  court,  and  those  who  participated  in  the  ex- 
cursion will  watch  with  great  interest  said  legal  contest. 

UNION  OF  BLUE  AND  GRAY. 

[Especially  suggested  by  the  recent  visit  of  Governor  Bigelmu  and  the  Connecticut 
companies  to  Charleston,  South  Carolina^ 

The  Blue  is  marching  South  once  more, 

With  serried  steel  and  stately  tread ; 
Their  martial  music  pealed  before, 

Their  flag  of  stars  flashed  overhead. 
Ah  !  not  through  storm  and  stress  they  come, 
The  thunders  of  old  hate  are  dumb,  . 

And  frank  as  clear  October's  ray 
This  meeting  of  the  Blue  and  Gray. 

A  Phcenix  from  her  outworn  fires, 

Her  gory  ashes,  rising  free, 
Fair  Charleston,  with  her  stainless  spires, 

Gleams  by  the  silver-stranded  sea. 
No  hurtling  hail  nor  hostile  ball 
Breaks  through  the  treacherous  battle-pall ; 
True  voices  speak  from  hearts  as  true, 
For  Strife  lies  dead  'twixt  Gray  and  Blue. 

Grim  Sumter,  like  a  Titan  maimed, 

Still  glooms  beyond  his  shattered  keep ; 
But  where  his  bolts  of  lightning  flamed 

There  broods  a  quiet,  mild  as  sleep; 
His  granite  base,  long  cleansed  of  blood, 
Is  circled  by  a  golden  flood, 
Type  of  that  peace  whose  sacred  sway 
Enfolds  the  Blue,  exalts  the  Gray. 

The  sea-tides  faintly  rise  afar, 

And — wings  of  all  the  breezes  furled — 
Seem  slowly  borne  o'er  beach  and  bar, 

Dream-murmurings  from  a  spirit  world. 
Through  throbbing  drum  and  bugle-trill 
The  distant  calm  seems  deeper  still — 
Deep  as  that  faith  whose  cordial  dew 
Hath  soothed  the  Gray  and  charmed  the  Blue. 

O'er  Ashley's  breast  the  Autumn  smiles, 

All  mellowed  in  her  hazy  fold,    • 
While  the  white  arms  of  languid  isles 

Are  girdled  with  ethereal  gold. 


"  BLUE    AND    GRAY."  263 

All  nature  whispers  :  War  is  o'er, 
Fierce  feuds  have  fled  our  sea  and  shore  ; 
Old  wrongs  forgot,  old  ties  renew, 
O  heroes  of  the  Gray  and  Blue  ! 

The  Southern  Palm  and  Northern  Pine 

No  longer  clash  through  leaf  and  bough ; 
Tranquilities  of  depth  benign 

Have  bound  their  blending  foliage  now, 
Serene  they  shine  in  sun-lit  noon, 
Or,  tranced  by  cloudless  star  and  moon, 
Their  equal  shadows  softly  play 
Above  the  Blue,  across  the  Gray. 

[Paul  H.  Hayne,  in  tlarper*s  Weekly. 

SPLINTERS 

PULLED    FROM    A    HANDFUL. 

Gov.  Bigelow  endeared  himself  to  the  soldiers,  being  at  all 
times  solicitous  for  their  welfare,  with  a  kind  and  pleasant 
word  for  every  one. 

The  hearty  good  nature  of  the  Hon.  Comptroller,  the 
pleasant  face  and  twinkling  eyes  of  the  Hon.  Secretary  of 
State,  and  the  good  spirits  and  jollity  of  the  Member  of  the 
Staff  from  Lakeville,  made  these  three  especial  favorites 
with  all. 

Gov.  Jewell,  with  his  usual  affability  and  extensive  acquain- 
tance in  the  regiment,  was  greatly  missed  after  leaving  the 
"boys"  at  Fortress  Monroe. 

The  Historian  in  his  labors  has  availed  himself  of  the  help 
which  has  been  accorded  from  extracts  from  Hartford  and 
New  Haven  papers,  from  the  Charleston  "  News  and  Courier" 
(invaluable),  the  correspondence  of  E.  W.  Baldwin  in  the 
"Journal  and  Courier,"  S.  A.  H.  in  the  "  Courant,"  H.  T.  S. 
in  the  "  Post,"  H.  in  the  Hartford  "  Globe,"  and  was  fortu- 
nate in  obtaining  a  copy  of  the  "  Programme  of  the  York- 
town  Celebration,"  issued  by  the  Commissioners,  which 
proved  of  great  assistance. 

There  is  no  one  character,  on  a  trip  of  this  kind,  quite 
equal  to  a  real,  live  Poet. 


264  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

The  writer  was  under  great  obligation,  at  Columbia,  to 
Mr.  Orchard,  who  is  a  member  of  the  press-gang,  and  well 
known  to  readers  of  the  chess  column  in  the  Hartford 
"Times." 

The  Assistant  Brevet  Acting  Quartermaster,  Al.  Spencer 
of  South  Manchester,  was  a  useful  and  hard-working  member 
of  the  Quartermaster's  Department. 

I  beg  pardon  for  inserting  anything  in  this  book  of  a 
humorous  nature,  but  among  the  numerous  puns  inflicted 
upon  us,  two  were  so  wretchedly  poor  they  deserve  a  place 
in  history. 

When  the  bird  was  captured  off  Hatteras,  it  was  suggested 
that  it  would  be  a  good  idea  to  have  it  cooked  and  sent  to 
Co.  K,  when  somebody  replied,  "  Oh  !  no ;  not  to  Co.  K,  for 
they  have  already  got  one  Burdett." 

One  day  a  miserable  man  among  the  guests  inquired  very 
humbly  if  Lynde  Harrison  was  an  Englishman,  and  then  on 
being  asked  why  he  thought  so,  remarked,  that  he  supposed 
so  from  the  fact  that  he  dropped  the  "  H  "  from  his  name. 

There  was  one  really  good  thing  got  off  one  day,  very 
funny  and  very  laughable ;  it  makes  one  laugh  to  just  try  to 
write  it  down.  It  tickled  the  hearers  immensely.  It — but 
I've  forgotten  what  it  was,  and  who  said  it,  but  it  would 
seem  awful  funny  if  you  should  hear  it. 

Just  before  arriving  at  Hartford,  Co.  K  joined  in  singing 
"  Old  Hundred,"  led  by  Trumpeter  Mack. 

One  of  the  pleasantest  of  the  many  reminders  of  the  trip 
came  during  the  Holiday  season,  in  the  form  of  a  gift  to  each 
guest  from  Commissary-General  George  H.  Ford  of  New 
Haven.  This  was  a  handsomely  gotten-up  and  elegantly 
mounted  Banneret,  on  which  was  printed  in  letters  of  gold 
the  names  of  the  Governor's  party,  guests  of  the  Regiment, 
and  the  Poem  read  by  H.  T.  S.  This  beautiful  souvenir  has 
a  prominent  place  in  the  home  of  each  recipient. 


SPLINTERS.  265 

The  Charleston  companies  were  rather  ahead  of  our  folks 
in  the  matter  of  badges,  for  we  were  very  poorly  supplied 
with  anything  which  could  be  exchanged.  Some  of  the 
Connecticut  companies  had  the  forethought  to  provide  some 
before  leaving  home,  others  tried  to  make  amends  after  our 
return. 

About  sixty  badges  were  gotten  up  for  the  use  of  the 
guests  by  order  of  Colonel  Barbour;  but  had  we  known  how 
liberal  our  hosts  would  be  in  the  matter  of  badges  the  num- 
ber would  have  been  many  times  that ;  but  we  will  badge-r 
them  until  they  return  our  visit. 

We  saw  the  tallest  police  force  at  Columbia  it  has  been  our 
lot  to  gaze  upon  for  many  years.  The  chief  measured  9  feet 
6  inches  in  height,  or  else  it  was  6  feet  9,  one  of  the  two  at 
any  rate;  when  he  gets  his  growth  he  will  very  likely  be 
obliged  to  resign,  he  will  be  so  long  getting  around. 

General  George  H.  Ford  "got  up"  some  elegant  souvenirs 
of  the  trip  in  the  form  of  Bannerets,  elegantly  mounted,  and 
printed  on  silk  and  velvet.  On  one  side  the  names  of  the 
guests,  on  the  reverse,  the  poem  read  by  H.  T.  S.  These 
were  distributed  among  the  guests  as  a  holiday  gift. 

In  the  order  named,  Connecticut,  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsylva- 
nia appeared  to  the  best  advantage. — Philadelphia  Press. 

Great  fraternizing  at  Charleston.  They  're  going  to  wrap  a 
blue  stocking  about  the  trunk  of  the  Palmetto  on  South  Caro- 
lina's flag,  and  the  Southern  pine  is  to  be  grafted  on  the  stem  of 
Connecticut's  Charter  Oak. — Baltimore  American. 

A  gentleman  of  Hartford  received  a  letter  from  Mr.  Daniel 
Ravenal  of  Charleston,  agent  for  the  Travelers  Insurance 
company,  in  which  he  writes : 

The  First  Connecticut  regiment  has  won  for  themselves  laurels 
in  Charleston,  and  their  dress-parade  reminds  us  of  the  exhibition 
of  the  regulars  at  Fort  Moultrie  in  ante-bellum  days. 

Many  of  the  members  are  under  obligations  to  Mr.  R.  for 
courtesies  shown  them. 
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266  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.   N.  G. 

The  Sunday  "Globe"  of  Hartford,  in  an  issue  just  before 
the  regiment  left  home,  gave  an  exceedingly  interesting 
sketch  of  Charleston  and  various  objects  of  interest  in  the 
city,  written  by  its  editor  and  proprietor,  Hon.  C.  C.  Hub- 
bard,  who  is  fully  posted  on  such  matters.  The  "Globe" 
also  gave  a  complete  roster  of  the  regiment,  which  was  very 
useful. 

The  telephone  interviews  between  Captain  Barn  urn  and 
various  officers  of  the  regiment,  after  the  return,  in  regard 
to  sea-sickness,  were  quite  funny  as  given  in  the  Sunday 
"Journal,"  although  their  accuracy  was  in  some  instances 
doubted. 

It  did  the  boys  a  power  of  good  to  be  waited  on  by  so 
many  of  the  fair  damsels  of  Hartford  on  the  evening  of  their 
return. 

On  Governor's  day  at  the  Atlanta  exposition,  several  of 
the  visiting  Governors  were  weighed,  with  the  following 
results:  Colquitt  of  Georgia,  "cotton,"  176;  Bigelow  of  Con- 
necticut, "nutmegs,"  i86J;  Jarvis  of  North  Carolina,  "tar," 
203;  Blackburn  of  Kentucky,  "blue  grass,"  221 J;  Hoyt  of 
Pennsylvania,  "iron,"  248,  which  goes  to  show  that  Governors 
are  men  of  great  weight  in  the  community. 

Archibald  Forbes,  Esq.,  gave  a  lecture  in  the  Hartford 
Opera  House,  on  the  evening  of  January  13,  1882,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  First  Regiment,  which  was  a  great  success 
in  every  way.  Colt's  Band  and  the  Hartford  City  Guard 
Glee  Club  took  part,  and  H.  T.  Sperry,  otherwise  known  as 
the  Poet,  read  a  very  humorous  poem  on  the  Buzzard  (which 
was  present,  but  died  a  few  days  after,  from  hearing  it). 
Lieutenant-Governor  Bulkeley  introduced  the  speaker  very 
happily,  who  interested  the  great  audience  in  "  The  Fighting 
Men  of  the  Old  World."  This  was  also  more  enjoyable, 
because  of  a  re-union  of  the  officers  and  guests  who  went  on 
the  trip. 

On  one  of  the  bright,  pleasant  days,  while  we  were  steam- 
ing slowly  along,  a  few  of  the  soldiers  from  various  compa- 


REINA    VICTORIAS.  267 

nics,  who  had  been  so  thoughtful  as  to  bring  along  fishing 
tackle,  tried  their  luck,  and  succeeded  in  hooking  several 
hundred  fish,  of  a  peculiar  kind,  a  small,  slender  fish,  about 
five  inches  in  length,  of  a  dark  brown  color  and  a  strong 
odor  like  tobacco.  The  boys  in  lieu  of  a  better  name  dubbed 
them  Reina  Victorias.  Feeling  hungry  some  of  the  fisher- 
men smoked  them,  and  liked  the  taste  better  than  that  of 
smoked  herring. 

The  sufferings  of  the  soldiers  on  the  steamer  excited 
much  sympathy,  an  example  of  which  we  quote  from  th,e 
Hartford  "Journal." 

"A  RETROSPECT." 

Inscribed  to  the  Sufferers  of  the  First  Regiment. 
It  was  on  the  cape  of  Hat'ras, 

Midst  the  fog  so  dark  and  thick, 
That  the  soldier  murmured  faintly, 

Stop  the  steamer,  I  am  sick. 

But  the  captain  would  not  do  it, 

And  he  spoke  up  gruffly  then : 
'Tis  the  heaving  of  the  ocean, 

Makes  the  heaving  of  the  men. 

So  the  soldier  lay  and  suffered, 

More  than  words  can  ever  tell, 
And  he  bade  them  write  his  mother, 

That  her  darling  was  unwell. 

Then  they  held  the  basin  nearer, 

And  they  mopped  his  reeking  brow, 
'  fill  he  said,  you  need  not  write  her, 

I'm  somewhat  better  now. 


268  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

CONGRATULATORY   ORDER. 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  RKGIMENT  C.  N.  G., 

HARTFORD,  Nov.  7,  1881. 
General  Orders  No.  7. 

i.  The  following  communications  are  published  for  the  infor- 
mation of  this  command. 

STATE  OF  CONNECTICUT, 
EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT, 

NEW  HAVEN,  Oct.  31,  1881. 
DEAR  COLONEL  : 

It  gives  me  great  pleasure,  upon  my  return  to  Connecticut,  to 
congratulate  you,  and  through  you  the  officers  and  men  of  the 
First  Regiment  C.  N.  G.,  upon  the  great  success  of  your  recent 
trip  to  Yorktown  and  Charleston,  as  well  as  upon  your  safe  and 
happy  return. 

Every  one  interested,  either  by  birth,  residence,  or  otherwise,  in 
the  reputation  of  our  State,  is  justly  proud  of  what  the  First 
Regiment  has  done  for  it.  Its  soldierly  bearing,  drill,  and 
efficiency  were  complimented  to  me  personally  by  such  eminent 
military  authorities  as  Gen.  Sherman,  Gen.  Hancock,  and  Col. 
Livingston,  the  commandant  at  Fortress  Monroe. 

Equally  generous  praise  came  from  Gov.  Hagood,  Col.  Barn- 
well,  Major  Brawley,  and  other  distinguished  officers  of  the  Con- 
federate Army. 

Above  all,  I  desire   to   commend   the   whole  Regiment  for  its 
manly  behavior  on  all  occasions,  whether  as  soldiers  on  duty  or 
citizens  upon  a  pleasure  trip.     Every  man  acted  as  if  the  honor 
and  dignity  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  was  in  his  keeping. 
I  have  the  honor  to  remain, 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

HOBART  B.  BIGELOW. 
To  Col.  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR, 

Commanding  the  First  Regiment  C.  N.  G., 

Hartford,  Conn. 

CITY  OF  CHARLESTON,  S.  C. 
EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT. 

Nov.  4,  1 88 1. 
DEAR  COLONEL  : 

Your  valued  letter  of  Oct.  25th,  covering  the  gift  of  mat- 
tresses to  the  Charitable  Institutions  of  our  City,  was  duly 
received  and  laid  before  the  City  Council  at  their  last  meeting. 


COMPLIMENTARY.  269 

I  have  the  honor  to  express  to  you,  and  the  officers  and  men  of 
your  command,  and  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Governor's  Foot 
Guard  of  New  Haven,  our  unanimous  thanks  for  this  useful  gift, 
which  was  distributed  as  follows  : 

To  the  City  Hospital,  for  indigent  sick  (white  and  colored),  150 

To  the  City  Alms  House,           .         .         .         .         .         .  100 

Old  Folks'  Home  (infirm  colored  people),          .         .         .  100 

Confederate  Home,            .         .         .         .         .         .         .  20 

House  of  Rest,          ........  15 

Sisters  of  Mercy  Orphan  Asylum,      .         .         .         .         .  15 

400 

A  few  more  were  given  singly  to  persons  in  need,  say  half  a 
dozen.  This  comprised  the  whole  receipt.  Allow  me,  Colonel, 
to  renew  the  expression  of  the  sentiment  of  our  entire  community, 
that  of  pleasure  at  your  visit,  which,  it  is  hoped,  will  lead  to  cor- 
dial relations  in  the  future  between  the  two  states,  whose  hearts 
were  pierced  a  hundred  years  ago,  for  the  cause  of  civil  liberty 
and  self-government  in  America. 

"  Esto  perpetua" 
\Yith  great  respect,  yours, 

WM.  A.  COURTENAY,  Mayor. 
Col.  BARBOUR, 

First  Reg't  Conn.  N.  G.,  Hartford. 

SECOND  COMPANY  GOVERNOR'S  FOOT  GUARD, 

NEW  HAVEN,  Nov.  4,  1881. 
Col.  Lucius  A.  BARBOUR, 

Commanding  First  Regiment,  C.  N.  G. 
DEAR  SIR  : 

At  a  meeting  of  the  company  held  on  the  above  date,  it 
was  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  company  that  a  vote  of  thanks  be 
and  they  are  hereby  extended  to  you,  and  the  officers  and  mem- 
bers of  your  command,  for  the  kindly  manner  in  which  we  were 
entertained  on  our  recent  trip  to  Yorktown,  Va.,  and  Charleston, 
S.  C.,  with  the  members  of  your  command. 
Respectfully  yours, 

DWIGHT  S..TYRRILL, 

Sec'y  Second  Co.  G.  F.  G. 


27O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

The  colonel  commanding  desires  to  add  his  appreciation  of  the 
conduct  of  the  regiment  on  the  occasions  referred  to,  and  to  con- 
gratulate the  command  on  the  rare  compliments  paid  upon  its  ap- 
pearance, both  when   on  and  off  duty.     Success  brings  with  it 
additional    responsibility,    and   it   is   hoped   that    the   high  posi- 
tion attained  by  this  regiment  will  serve  as  an  incentive  to  every 
member  to  make  renewed  efforts  to  maintain  its  degree  of  profi- 
ciency. ....... 

By  order  of  COL.  LUCIUS  A.  BARBOUR. 
JOHN  K.  WILLIAMS, 

OFFICIAL  :  Captain  and  Adjutant. 

From  the  Annual  Report  of  the  Quartermaster-General  of 
Connecticut,  dated  November  30,  1881,  to  the  General 
Assembly. 

YORKTOWN  CENTENNIAL. 

In  compliance  with  Special  Act,  No.  184,  passed  January  Ses- 
sion A.D.  1881,  transportation  was  furnished  for  the  First  Regiment 
C.  N.  G.,  it  being  designated  by  the  commander-in-chief  to  repre- 
sent the  State  at  Yorktown  ;  also  for  the  Second  Company  of  the 
Governor's  Foot  Guard  of  New  Haven,  and  for  the  Governor  and 
Staff  and  the  Yorktown  Commission. 

The  steamer  chartered  to  convey  the  delegation  was  the  "  Charles- 
ton." They  embarked  at  New  Haven  on  Monday,  October  i;th, 
and  reached  Yorktown  on  Thursday,  Oct.  2oth.  The  trip  was  ex- 
tended to  Fortress  Monroe,  and  Charleston,  S.  C. 

The  soldiery  appearance  and  bearing  of  the  troops,  and  the 
gentlemanly  deportment  won  for  them  and  the  state  that  so 
handsomely  fosters  them,  universal  commendation.  That  it  was 
a  memorable  trip,  and  that  good  was  accomplished  in  bringing 
together  the  different  sections  of  our  country  tb  a  better  under- 
standing and  a  more  brotherly  feeling  for  each  other,  will  not  be 
doubted. 

It  having  been  decided  that  it  was  not  safe  for  the  troops  to 
return  on  the  steamer,  transportation  was  furnished  by  rail  at  an 
extra  expense  of  about  seven  thousand  eight  hundred  dollars. 


OFFICIAL    REPORTS.  2/1 

The  advance  made,  viz.,  six  thousand  eight  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  dollars  by  this  department  for  said  transportation,  has  been 
refunded  by  Col.  L.  A.  Barbour,  on  behalf  of  the  First  Regiment. 

I  am  very  respectfully, 

ALEXANDER  HARBISON, 

Quartermaster-  General. 

Under  date  of  Dec.  I,  i8$i,  the  annual  report  of  Adjt- 
Gen.  Harmon  was  made,  from  which  I  take  the  following : 

Under  the  provisions  of  this  act  the  First  Regiment  was 
selected  to  represent  the  State  on  that  occasion,  and  as  previously 
stated  was  excused  from  camp  duty,  and  the  Second  Company 
Governor's  Foot  Guard  performed  escort  duty  to  the  Governor. 

The  regiment  left  the  state  Monday,  Oct.  i7th,  by  steamer 
"  Charleston,"  for  Yorktown,  accompanied  by  the  Governor  and 
Staff  and  escort.  The  selection  of  the  mode  of  -transportation 
was  unfortunate,  and  the  delays  of  a  sea  voyage  were  such  that 
the  steamer  did  not  arrive  at  Yorktown  until  the  morning  of  Octo- 
ber aoth,  and  the  troops  were  unable  to  take  part  in  any  of  the 
ceremonies  except  the  march  in  review  before  the  President.  By 
quickly  disembarking  from  the  steamer,  and  a  rapid  march  through 
the  three  miles  of  Yorktown  dust,  the  regiment  and  the  Governor's 
Guard  were  able  to  join  the  left  of  the  infantry  column  of  the  troops 
under  the  command  of  Major-General  Hancock,  and  passed  the 
reviewing  officer  in  good  shape,  being  received  with  a  hearty  wel- 
come and  applause  by  the  large  crowd  of  interested  spectators.  The 
regiment  was  very  unfortunate  in  its  late  arrival,  and  was  obliged 
to  appear  in  the 'column  without  the  colonel  having  time  to  equal- 
ize the  companies,  the  field  and  staff  officers  dismounted,  and 
without  an  opportunity  for  the  men  to  get  accustomed  to  marching 
after  their  long  confinement  of  sixty-six  hours  on  a  steamer. 

After  the  review  the  regiment  returned  to  the  steamer,  not  going 
into  camp.  The  regiment,  desiring  to  achieve  honors  in  addition 
to  those  to  be  gained  at  Yorktown,  had  projected  an  extension  of 
their  trip  to  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  and  were  amply  repaid 
therefor.  It  left  the  next  morning  for  Fortress  Monroe,  where  a 
few  hours  were  most  pleasantly  spent  in  viewing  that  famous  for- 
tress, so  intimately  connected  with  many  stirring  scenes  of  the 


2/2  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

civil  war.  Leaving  Fort  Monroe  at  n  A.  M.  Friday,  Oct.  2ist,  the 
steamer  headed  for  Charleston,  S.  C.,  where  it  arrived  Sunday 
morning,  Oct.  23d.  The  regiment  and  its  guests,  including  the 
Governor  and  escort,  were  most  royally  received  by  the  citizens 
and  military  of  Charleston,  and  every  hour  of  their  stay  in  that 
historic  city  was  made  pleasant  and  agreeable.  On  Monday,  the 
regiment  and  the  Governor's  Guard  paraded  under  escort  of  the 
Fourth  Brigade,  South  Carolina  Volunteer  Troops,  commanded 
by  Brigadier-General  C.  Irvine  Walker,  and  the  entire  command 
was  reviewed  by  Governor  Hagood  of  South  Carolina,  and  the 
Governor  of  Connecticut.  The  various  companies  comprising  the 
military  representation  from  this  State  were  banqueted  after  the 
parade,  and  friendships  were  formed  which  will  outlast  the  memo- 
ries of  the  first  two  days'  trip  on  the  steamer  "  Charleston." 

The  behavior  of  the  members  of  the  regiment  in  Charleston, 
and  in  fact  during  the  entire  trip  of  twelve  days,  was  most  exem- 
plary, not  one  incident  occurring  to  reflect  on  the  regiment,  or  the 
State.  The  cordial  good  will  with  which  the  regiment  and  the 
representatives  of  the  State  government  were  received  was  very 
marked  and  fully  appreciated  by  all ;  and  the  citizens  and  military 
of  Charleston  will  be  held  in  long  remembrance,  by  the  members 
who  participated  in  the  delights  of  the  reception  so  freely  and  cor- 
dially tendered.  The  excursion  has  certainly  had  the  good  effect 
to  promote  a  better  acquaintance  between  the  citizens,  and  to 
bind  in  a  closer  union  than  ever  before  the  States  of  South  Caro- 
lina and  Connecticut.  Not  feeling  satisfied  with  the  seaworthi- 
ness of  the  steamer,  the  troops  came  home  by  rail,  arriving  Friday 
night,  Oct.  28th,  without  any  accident. 

I  feel  that  I  should  not  do  justice  to  the  First  Regiment  if  I  did 
not  convey  to  the  Colonel  and  to  the  entire  command,  through  this 
report,  my  appreciation  of  their  splendid  drill,  discipline,  and 
military  appearance  as  the  representative  military  body  of  Con- 
necticut at  Yorktown  and  Charleston.  The  wisdom  of  the  selec- 
tion was  fully  exemplified. 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  Message  of  His  Excellency 
Governor  Bigelow,  to  the  General  Assembly  of  Connecticut, 
January  4,  1882. 


GOV.    BIGELOW'S    MESSAGE.  273 

THE   NATIONAL   GUARD. 

The  active  militia  of  the  State  consists  of  four  regiments  and 
one  battalion  of  infantry  and  one  battery  of  artillery.  These 
form  a  brigade,  under  command  of  a  Brigadier-General.  There 
are  thirty-seven  infantry  companies,  divided  into  one  regiment  of 
ten  companies,  three  of  eight  companies,  and  one  battalion  of 
three  companies.  By  the  muster  of  November,  1881,  we  have 
2,334  men  in  service,  of  whom  165  are  commissioned  officers  and 
2,169  enlisted  men.  This  is  a  decrease  from  last  year  of  580. 
Seven  companies  of  infantry  have  been  disbanded,  four  in  accord- 
ance with  the  act  of  1881,  and  three  because  they  failed  to  reach 
a  proper  standard  of  efficiency.  Active  service  during  the  year 
has  embraced  the  customary  parades,  and  an  encampment  at 
Niantic  for  six  days  of  the  Second,  Third,  and  Fourth  regiments, 
and  the  artillery.  The  First  regiment  was  chosen  to  represent 
the  State  at  the  Yorktown  Centennial  Celebration,  in  accordance 
with  the  special  act  of  the  last  General  Assembly.  The  second 
company  of  Governor's  Foot  Guard  were  detailed  for  escort  duty, 
under  the  provisions  of  the  same  act.  These  organizations  took 
part  in  the  ceremonies  at  Yorktown  on  the  2oth  of  October. 

As  directed  by  the  last  Assembly,  I  was  present  with  my  staff. 
The  militia  of  Connecticut,  though  they  had  to  contend  with  the 
disadvantages  and  annoyances  of  delays,  presented  a  most  credi- 
table appearance.  They  did  not  suffer  from  comparison  with 
any  body  of  troops  in  the  great  line  of  the  general  review.  In 
soldierly  appearance,  perfection  of  equipment,  and  precision  of 
movement  they  were  not  surpassed.  The  same  qualities,  with  a 
very  high  degree  of  discipline,  were  exhibited  throughout  the 
entire  trip.  Their  visit  to  Charleston,  by  invitation  of  the  city 
and  State  authorities,  was,  in  many  respects,  a  memorable  event. 
It  was  memorable  as  being,  as  nearly  as  such  a  thing  is  possible, 
the  yisit  of  one  State  to  another;  it  was  memorable  from  the 
representative  character,  in  their  respective  sections,  of  the  States 
that  took  part  in  it,  and  it  was  especially  memorable  to  Connecti- 
cut from  the  liberal,  whole-souled,  and  sincere  welcome  with 
which  her  representatives  were  received.  Nothing  was  left 
undone  to  make  the  occasion  pleasant  in  every  particular.  I 
believe  that  the  visit  gave  a  large  body  of  Connecticut  citizens 
new  and  truer  ideas  of  the  South,  its  feelings  and  motives.  We 
hope  that  those  southern  citizens  whom  we  met,  and  to  whom  we 
35 


2/4  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

are  indebted  for  such  a  fraternal  welcome,  gained  from  the  visit 
truer  conceptions  of  the  temper  of  our  people  toward  them.  It 
has  certainly  given  an  added  cordiality  and  heartiness  to  the  good 
feeling  between  Connecticut  and  South  Carolina. 

I  cannot  refrain  from  giving  a  word  of  well-merited  praise  to 
the  behavior  of  the  troops  on  their  tedious  sea-voyage,  under  the 
strange  discomforts  of  an  ill-provided  troop-ship,  and  to  the 
excellent  interior  discipline  and  admirable  self-control  exhibited 
amid  the  festivities  of  the  two  days  and  nights'  entertainment  at 
Charleston.  It  is  no  small  praise  to  say  that  in  a  body  of  five 
hundred  soldiers,  enjoying  the  most  open-handed  and  unlimited 
entertainment  at  the  hands  of  the  local  militia,  nothing  occurred 
to  occasion  even  the  reprimand  of  a  superior  officer. 

COPY   OF    RESOLUTIONS,    ADOPTED   BY   THE   OFFICERS   OF    THE 
REGIMENT. 

The  officers  of  this  command  in  meeting  assembled,  in  review- 
ing the  incidents  of  the  recent  trip  of  the  regiment  are  deeply 
impressed  with  the  attentions  and  courtesies  of  which  it  was  from 
first  to  last  the  recipient,  and  with  the  unbounded  hospitalities 
which  were  showered  upon  each  and  all  of  its  members.  We  had 
anticipated  kindly  attentions  from  our  friends,  and  that  generous 
treatment  from  our  hosts  which  has  ever  characterized  them. 
And  that  these  anticipations  were  more  than  realized,  the  sin- 
gular success  which  attended  us,  and  the  rare  enjoyment  which  was 
our  lot,  amply  attest.  As  we  look  back  upon  the  experience  of 
our  absence,  we  increasingly  feel  to  how  great  a  degree  we  are 
indebted  to  all  our  friends  and  hosts  for  the  unmeasured  kind- 
nesses with  which  we  were  greeted.  For  ourselves  we  shall  never 
need  to  be  reminded  of  our  debts  of  gratitude,  but  that  our 
records  may  express  to  those  who  shall  come  after  us  some  sense 
of  our  appreciation  of  the  favors  received,  and  bear  testimony  of 
those  who  so  unsparingly  contributed  to  our  pleasure,  we  are 
prompted  to  inscribe  thereon  this  memorial. 

To  Senator  Joseph  R.  Hawley,  and  Lieutenant-Commander 
Henry  C.  White,  U.  S.  N.,  we  are  indebted  for  most  timely  servi- 
ces, without  which  our  visit  to  Yorktown  would  have  been  a  dis- 
appointment, and  our  duty  to  the  State  unperformed.  Equally 
thoughtful  and  efficient  service  on  -the  part  of  the  former  attended 
our  visit  to  Washington. 


RESOLUTIONS  ADOPTED  BY  REGIMENT.        2/5 

To  Major  James  B.  Burbank,  U.  S.  A.,  who  accompanied  us  as 
far  as  Fortress  Monroe,  and  who  was  from  his  wide  experience 
and  acquaintance  able  to  give  us  much  valuable  counsel,  and  show 
us  many  opportune  attentions,  we  return  our  grateful  acknowledg- 
ments. 

To  Colonel  L.  L.  Livingston,  U.  S.  A.,  and  to  the  officers  of  his 
command,  we  are  indebted  for  many  attentions  at  Fortress  Mon- 
roe, and  for  the  escort  with  which  we  were  there  honored. 

To  the  citizens  of  Charleston,  one  and  all,  from  its  honored 
mayor  to  the  humblest  who  extended  to  us  a  hand  of  greeting, 
and  contributed  to  make  our  visit  to  their  city  the  brightest  spot 
in  the  history  of  the  regiment,  we  are  under  a  debt  of  uncommon 
gratitude.  They  welcomed  us  to  their  hearts  and  homes.  They 
counted  not  cost,  or  trouble,  or  personal  inconvenience,  if  only 
they  could  contribute  to  make  our  welcome  more  than  royal,  and 
fill  the  cup  of  our  happiness  running  over.  By  all  this  and  the 
thousand  attentions  of  the  military  of  the  city  and  vicinity,  who 
were  our  immediate  hosts,  our  hearts  were  deeply  touched.  Gen- 
erous, true-hearted  hospitality  never  had  fitter  expression.  We 
appreciate  its  depth  of  feeling  and  of  meaning,  and  trust  that  the 
day  is  not  far  distant  when  we  may  emphasize  our  appreciation 
by  such  a  return  of  courtesies  as  we  are  able  to  make. 

To  Mayor  O'Neale  and  the  citizens  of  Columbia,  S.  C.,  we  are 
indebted  for  hospitalities  received  and  their  many  expressions  of 
kindness  and  courtesy,  and  to  the  military  organizations  of  the 
city  for  the  honors  which  were  paid  us. 

To  the  Washington  Light  Infantry  of  Washington,  D.  C*.,  we 
are  under  obligations  for  their  soldierly  escort,  the  use  of  their 
armory,  and  personal  hospitality. 

To  our  friends  at  home,  who  by  thousands  welcomed  our  return- 
ing footsteps,  to  the  military  and  civic  bodies  which  escorted  us 
to  our  last  halt,  and  to  the  ladies  who  by  their  generous  collation, 
so  thoughtfully  prepared,  most  acceptably  satisfied  our  last  desire, 
we  return  the  acknowledgments  of  friends  and  a  gratitude  which 
springs  from  a  heartfelt  satisfaction  that  in  our  absence  we  were 
remembered. 

The  adjutant  is  directed  to  enter  this  memorial  upon  the  rec- 
ords of  the  regiment,  and  transmit  a  copy  thereof  to  those  whose 
kindness  it  commemorates. 


276  FIRST  REGIMENT  C.  N.  G. 

HEADQUARTERS  FIRST  REGIMENT 

CONNECTICUT  NATIONAL  GUARD, 

HARTFORD,  March  i,  1882. 
[GENERAL  ORDERS  No.  i.] 

I.  The  foljowing  is  published  for  the  information  of  this  Com- 
mand. 

GENERAL  ASSEMBLY, 
JANUARY  SESSION,  A.D.  1882. 

Resolution  tendering  thanks  of  the  General  Assembly  to  the 
militia  who  represented  the  State  at  the  Yorktown  Centennial. 

Resolved  by  this  Assembly  : 

That  the  First  Regiment  of  the  Connecticut  National  Guard 
and  the  Second  Company  of  the  Governor's  Foot  Guard,  who 
represented  the  State  at  the  Yorktown  Centennial  Celebration,  by 
their  soldierly  bearing  and  gentlemanly  conduct  during  their 
entire  trip  to  Yorktown  and  Charleston,  reflected  credit  and 
honor  upon  the  State,  and  merit  and  hereby  receive  the  thanks  of 
the  General  Assembly. 

Passed,  February  14,  1882. 

Very  handsomely-printed  cards  were  issued  at  Charleston, 
with  a  pretty  design  on  the  cover,  containing  a  complete  list 
of  the  committees  who  so  thoroughly  and  well  attended  to 
their  duties  in  arranging  for  our  reception,  and  entertaining 
the  visitors  while  there,  as  follows  : 

CITY  COUNCIL. 

Mayor. 

HON.  W.  A.  COURTENAY. 

Aldermen. 

G.  W.  Dingle,  Blake  L.  White, 

Thomas  Roddy,  Wm.  Ufferhardt, 

A.  Johnson,  P.  Moran, 

John  R.  Mauran,  F.  S.  Rogers, 

John  Feehan,  D.  C.  Ebaugh, 

Robert  G.  Chisolm,  H.  H.  Knee, 

Oscar  Aichel,  E.  F.  Sweegan, 

Samuel  Webb,  J.  H.  Loeb, 


CHARLESTON  COMMITTEES. 


2/7 


A.  B.  Rose,  M.D., 
C.  B.  Nell, 
C.  B.  Sigwald, 


A.  W.  Eckel, 
Wm.  Thayer, 
R.  C.  Barkley. 


CITIZENS'  COMMITTEE. 

Committee  on  General  Management. 
C.  Irvine  Walker,  Chairman. 


A.  S.  J.  Perry, 
G.  L.  Buist, 
D.  Ravenel, 
L.  S.  Jervey, 

Samuel  Wragg, 
W.  M.  Bruns, 
B.  Mantoue, 
A.  H.  Mowry, 

Thos.  Frost,  Jr., 
H.  T.  Williams, 
Theo.  D.  Jervey, 
Wm.  E.  Breese. 

Jno.  Von  Oven,  F.  P.  Salas, 

W.  G.  DeSaussure,  Jr.,  Secretary. 


Committee  on  Entertainment. 


II.  C.  Robertson, 
W.  Carrington, 

A.  S.  Johnston, 
R.  G.  Murdoch, 

D.  S.  Silcox, 
R.  Siegling, 
Wm.  Moran, 
Arthur  Barnwell, 
C.  Kerrison,  Jr., 
W.  S.  Hastie, 

E.  C.  Williams,  Jr., 

E.  H.  Frost, 

B.  Vollers, 

.  S.  Lord,  Jr., 
W.  K.  Steadman, 
J.  C.  H.  Claussen, 
James  Simonds, 
Thad.  Street, 
Alva  Gage, 

C.  P.  Poppenheim, 
C.  S.  Bennett, 

W.  P.  Carrington, 

F.  W.  Dawson, 

B.  F.  Huger, 

J.  W.  Barnwell, 

G.  H.  Walter, 
F.  J.  Pelzer, 
S.  B.  Pickens, 

C.  U.  Shepard,  Jr.,  M.D., 


G.  Lamb  Buist,  Chairman. 

W.  G.  DeSaussure,  Jr.,      G.  Follin, 

J.  B.  Bissell, 

F.  Tupper, 
C.  C.  Patrick, 
J.  N.  Robson, 
C.  J.  Huguenin, 
E.  Waltjen, 

T.  R.  McGahan, 

C.  O.  Witte, 

D.  E.  H.  Smith, 
W.  H.  Jones, 

G.  D.  Bryan, 
T.  P.  Lowndes, 
A.  B.  Murray, 
C.  H.  Simonton, 
R.  C.  Gilchrist, 
H.  J.  O'Neill, 
A.  G.  Magrath, 
C.  A.  Chisolm, 
G.  W.  Williams, 
W.  L.  Trenholm, 
W.  G.  Eason, 
James  Allan, 

J.  B.  Steele, 
G.  W.  Kinck, 
Samuel  Wragg, 
Peter  Macqueen, 
W.  D.  Clancy, 


Henry  Card, 

E.  Willis, 
W.  K.  Ryan, 
S.  H.  Wilson, 
Geo.  Von  Kolnitz, 
J.  L.  Sheppard, 
H.  H.  De  Leon, 
A.  D.  Cohen, 

S.  Y.  Tupper, 
H.  Bulwinkle, 
H.  E.  Young, 
W.  H.  Brawley, 
Henry  Buist, 
J.  S.  Schirmer, 
S.  R.  Marshall, 
Lee  Howard, 
J.  R.  P.  Ravenel, 
R.  N.  Gourdin, 

F.  Melchers, 
L.  D.  Mowry, 
C.  Inglesby, 
Jacob  Small, 
A.  T.  Smythe, 
Jas.  B.  Campbell, 
A.  Simonds, 

M.  Furchgott, 
R.  M.  Marshall, 
W.  M.  Bud. 


278  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G.    r 

Committee  on  the  Reception  at  Academy  of  Music. 

F.  P.  Salas,  Chairman. 

H.  T.  McGee,  F.  E.  Taylor,  B.  Bollman, 

T.  P.  Turner,  W.  W.  WhMden,  J.  G.  Luhn, 

W.  C.  Courtney, .  J.  Adger  Smyth,  J.  B.  Reeves, 

B.  G.  Pirrekney,  P.  P.  Toale,  P.  Shuckman. 

Committee  on  Badges  and  Printing. 
D.  Ravenel. 

Committee  on  Finance. 

A.  H.  Mowry,  Chairman. 

E.  C.  Williams,  L.  D.  DeSaussure,  H.  P.  Foster, 

W.  P.  Holmes,  T.  A.  Wilbur,  A.  L.  Bristol, 

B.  F.  Moise,  L.  B.  Doolittie,  F.  W.  Wagener, 

Alex.  McLoy,  T.  S.  O'Brien,  Hutson  Lee, 

W.  J.  McCormack,  A.  H.  Hayden,  F.  Von  Santen. 

Committee  to  meet  Governor  Hagood. 

Theodore  D.  Jervey,  Chairman. 

Jas.  Connor,  C.  R.  Miles, 

L.  J.  Walker,         '  A.  B.  Rose. 


ROSTER  OF  OFFICERS,  FOURTH  BRIGADE,  S.  C.  V.  T. 


Brigadier- General  and  Staff. 

Brigadier-General  C.  IRVINE  WALKER,  Commanding. 
Lieutenant-Colonel  ARTHUR  MAZYCK,  Adjutant- General. 
Major  A.  G.  MAGRATH,  JR.,  Brigade-Inspector. 
Major  B.  WOHLERS,  Brigade-Quartermaster. 
Major  D.  O'NEILL,  Brigade-Paymaster. 
Major  T.  GRANGE  SIMONS,  JR.,  M.D.,  Brigade-Surgeon. 
Rev.  W.  F.  JUNKIN,  D.D.,  Brigade-Chaplain. 
Captain  C.  R.  HOLMES,  JR.,  Aide-de-Camp. 


ROSTER    4TH    BRIGADE,    S.   C.   V.   T. 

First  Regiment  of  Rifles. 

Colonel  W.  M.  BRUNS,  Commanding. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  L.  DEB.  McCRADY. 

Major  W.  E.  BREESE. 

Captain  J.  L.  GANTT,  JR.,  Adjutant. 

Captain  A.  J.  CHISOLM,  Paymaster. 

Captain  H.  M.  MANIGAULT,  JR.,  Quartermaster. 

Captain  R.  B.  RHETT,  JR.,  Surgeon. 

Captain  J.  ANCRUM 'SIMONS,  Judge  Advocate. 

Irish  Rifles. 

Captain  James  Armstrong, 
ist  Lieutenant  D.  F.  Gleason.  2d  Lieutenant  P.  F.  May. 

Sumter  Gitards. 
Captain  Charles  F.  Hard. 

ist  Lieutenant  Simeon  Hyde,  Jr.  2d  Lieutenant  G.  W.  Mclver. 

2d  Lieutenant  C.  M.  Trott. 

Washington  Light  Infantry. 
Captain  Alexander  W.  Marshall. 

ist  Lieutenant  Joseph  S.  Hannahan.      Junior  ist  Lieutenant  Geo.  B.  Edwards. 
2d  Lieutenant  W.  Lucas  Simons.  2d  Lieutenant  J.  Lamb  Johnston. 

Irish   Volunteers. 
Captain  Patrick  O'Neill. 

ist  Lieutenant  M.  Quinlivan.  2d  Liejutenant  C.  A.  McHugh. 

2d  Lieutenant  J.  C.  Mandeville. 

Montgomery  Guards. 
Captain  James  F.  Redding. 

ist  Lieutenant  T.  J.  Kennedy.  2d  Lieutenant  M.  D.  Maguire. 

2d  Lieutenant  J.  B.  Comar. 

Palmetto  Guard. 
Captain  Samuel  Wiley. 

ist  Lieutenant  T.  P.  Mood.  2d  Lieutenant  P.  W.  Sanders. 

2d  Lieutenant  L.  E.  Williams. 


28O  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

German  Fusiliers. 

Captain  Henry  Schachte.    . 

ist  Lieutenant  J.  Boesch.  2d  Lieutenant  Henry  B.  Schroder. 

2d  Lieutenant  Wm.  Michaelis. 


Charleston  Riflemen. 
Captain  J.  C.  R.  Taylor. 

ist  Lieutenant  W.  H.  Davenport.  2d  Lieutenant  Thomas  S.  McCarrel. 

2d  Lieutenant  Jas.  T.  Pregnall. 

Carolina  Rifle  Battalion. 

Major  THOMAS  FROST,  JR.,  Commanding. 

ist  Lieut.  TREZEVANT  WILLIAMS,  Adjt.     ist  Lieut.  JAS.  G.  HOLMES,  JR.,  P.M. 
ist  Lieutenant  W.  J.  McCoRMACK,  Q.M. 

Company  A. 

Captain  James  P.  Lesesne. 
ist  Lieutenant  Geo.  M.  Coffin.  ad  Lieutenant  C.  F.  Hanckel,  Jr. 

Company  B. 
Captain  W.  St.  Julien  Jervey.  ist  Lieutenant  Wm.  Mure. 

First  Regiment  Artillery. 
Captain  B.  MANTOUE,  Commanding. 

Marion  Artillery. 

Captain  W.  James  Whaley.  1st  Lieutenant  K.  K.  Huger. 

2d  Lieutenant  H.  Nott  Parker. 

Lafayette  Artillery. 
Captain  B.  Mantoue. 
ist  Lieutenant  C.  W.  Stiles.  2d  Lieutenant  L.  L.  Soubeyroux. 

Washington  Artillery. 
ist  Lieutenant  H.  H.  Riggs,  Commanding. 
2d  Lieutenant  J.  E.  Follin.  2d  Lieutenant  H.  A.  DeSaussure. 


ROSTER    4TH    BRIGADE,    S.  C.   V.  T.  28 1 

German  Artillery. 

Captain  F.  W.  Wagener. 

ist  Lieutenant  James  Simons.  ist  Lieutenant  J.  F.  Lilienthal. 

2d  Lieutenant  D.  W.  Gotjen.  2d  Lieutenant  H.  Buck. 

Lieutenant  of  Pioneers  J.  H.  Thiele. 

Cavalry  Battalion. 

Major  JOHN  C.  MINOTT,  Commanding, 
zd  Lieutenant  GEO.  H.  TUCKER,  Adjt    2d  Lieutenant  J.  A.  BULWINKLE,  Q.M. 

German  Hussars. 
Captain  E.  J.  Hesse. 

ist  Lieutenant  J.  A.  Simons.  2d  Lieutenant  F.  W.  Jessen. 

2d  Lieutenant  John  A.  Kulwinkle. 

Charleston  Light  Dragoons. 

Captain  Lewis  S.  Jervey.  ist  Lieutenant  P.  G.  Stoney. 

2d  Lieutenant  George  H.  Tucker.  2d  Lieutenant  S.  G.  Stoney. 


282 


FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 


ROSTER  OF   SECOND   COMPANY  GOVERNOR'S  FOOT 

GUARD  OF  NEW  HAVEN,  CONN., 

OCTOBER,  1881. 

Captain. 
E.  J.  MORSE. 

Second  Lieutenant. 
F.  D.  BRETT. 


First  Lieutenant. 
A.  M.  JOHNSON. 

First  Sergeant. 
F.  J.  Checkeni. 


Quartermaster-Sergeant. 

A.  B.  Wells. 
Color- Sergeant. 

E.  M.  Beebe. 


Sergeants. 


Daniel  McNeal, 
W.  N.  Storer, 

T.  N.  Geirding, 

D.  S.  Tyrrill, 
C.  E.  Case, 
H.  T.  Potter, 

L.  Hendricks, 
R.  C.  Hart, 

W.  E.  Adt, 
G.  W.  Adt, 
C.  H.  Benham, 

E.  Brockett, 

E.  Brockett,  2d,* 
J.  L.  Brockett, 
W.  N.  Brockway, 
W.  L.  Chamberlin,* 
O.  Davis, 

J.  N.  Deming, 

C.  F.  Dibble, 

F.  C.  Foote,* 

G.  W.  Gongaman,* 
E.  F.  Hendricks,* 
J.  Hendricks,* 

J.  Hermance, 
W.  Herschaft, 
G.  Hoey, 
G.  Hosmer, 
W.  L.  Huntley, 
L.  A.  Huntley, 
E.  Hurlbut, 

D.  Ingraham, 

E.  A.  King, 

Those  marked  (*) 


E.  P.  Bush. 


Corporals. 


T.  J.  Wooster, 
C.  E.  Mack, 
H.  E.  Thomas. 


Mtisicians. 


J.  Martin. 
A.  Hillsdorf, 

Privates. 

C.  Krengle, 
C.  Kinney, 
J.  J.  Manley, 
H.  T.  Mix, 
C.  Northrop, 
H.  J.  Nicholson, 
G.  Marx, 
E.  J.  Morse, 

C.  E.  Rand,* 
W.  M.  Redgote, 
W.  L.  Royce, 

E.  C.  Spencer, 

F.  H.  Simmons, 
Wm.  B.  Swift, 
W.  J.  Swanters, 
Daniel  Tolles, 

D.  Tobin, 

M.  A.  Tucker, 
T.  C.  Tucker, 
A.  D.  Tyrrill,* 
H.  R.  Wells, 
C.  E.  Whiting, 
W.  L.  Warner, 
C.  E.  Wheeler, 
did  not  go,  for  various  reasons. 


ROSTER    FIRST   REGIMENT.  283 

ROSTER  OF  FIRST  REGIMENT  C.  N.  G.,  OCTOBER,  1881. 

Those  marked  with  a  star  (*)  were  unable  from  various  causes  to  accompany 
the  regiment  on  the  Yorktown  and  Charleston  excursion. 

FIELD,  STAFF,  AND  NON-COMMISSIONED  STAFF. 
FIELD. 
Colonel. 

Lucius  A.  BARBOUR. 

Lieutenant-Colonel.  Major. 

WILLIAM  E.  CONE.  ARTHUR  L.  GOODRICH. 

STAFF. 

Adjutant. 

Captain  JOHN  K.  WILLIAMS. 

Quartermaster.  Paymaster. 

First  Lieut.  RICHARD  O.  CHENEY.     First  Lieut.  WM.  B.  McCRAY. 

Surgeon.  Assistant- Surgeon. 

Major  GEO.  W.  AVERY,  M.D.         First  Lieut.  H.  G.  HOWE,  M.D. 
Inspector  of  Target  Practice.  Chaplain. 

Capt.  JABEZ  L.  WOODBRIDGE.  Rev.  JAMES  W.  COOPER. 

NON-COMMISSIONED   STAFF. 

Sergeant- Major.  Quarter  master- Sergeant. 

WILLIAM  G.  SIMMONS.*!  JOHN  D.  WORTHINGTON. 

Commissary-Sergeant.  Hospital- Steward. 

WALLACE  T.  FENN.  PHILO  W.  NEWTON. 

Drum-Major.  Fife-Major. 

WILLIAM  C.  STEELE.  WILLIAM  C.  SPARY. 

REGIMENTAL    BAND. 

William  Behre,  Edward  A.  Johnson,  Jr., 

William  F.  Behre,  Charles  J.  Johnson, 

William  B.  Boyle,  Thomas  W.  Morgan, 

Arthur  E.  Baker,  Edward  O'Brien, 

G.  Edward  Bishop,  Albert  H.  Prutting, 

Henry  A.  Chamberlin,*  Edmund  Severn,* 

James  Daly,  Charles  Stone, 

Charles  Elwin,  William  Westphal,  Jr., 

Charles  P.  Hatch,  William  O.  Walker, 

Edward  A.  Johnson,  John  B.  D.  Wilson. 

EXTRA   MUSICIANS. 

Thomas  Hallam,  Charles  V.  Dunlap, 

Charles  O.  Baldwin,  John  Gould. 

t  Sergeant  DeWitt  P.  Preston,  Co.  K,  was  appointed  Acting  Sergeant-Major. 


284  FIR'ST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

COMPANY  A. 

Captain. 

WILLIAM  WESTPHAL. 

First  Lieutenant.  Second  Lieutenant. 

EDWARD  SCHULZE.  HENRY  F.  SMITH. 

First  Sergeant. 

George  Newshafer. 

Sergeants. 

Emil  Schmidt,  James  P.  Brennan, 

Amos  Brumbaum,  Jacob  B.  Sprewenberg. 

Quartermaster-Sergeant. 

George  Senk. 

Corporals. 

Frederick  C.  Krug,  Charles  A.  Lotze, 

James  W.  Camp,*  Herman  Bodenstein, 

Charles  Fisher,  Frederick  E.  Nissen. 

Harry  Miller,* 

Musicians. 

Joseph  Heck,*  Dayton  W.  Lyman. 

Privates. 

George  Adamson,  William  F.  Kropp, 

George  Brand,  Jr.  William  W.  Keller, 

Charles  F.  Bodenstein,  Albert  Kaser, 

Frederick  H.  Bacon,  Harry  Kenten, 

Thomas  F.  Brabazon,  Frederick  M.  Kowalsky, 

James  C.  Bailey,  Frank  G.  Lutz, 

William  Bubser,  George  Lind, 

Frank  N.  Bacon,  James  F.  Leonard, 

Frank  A.  Connolly,  William  J.  Milton, 

William  H.  Carter,  George  M.  Menze,        j 

Thomas  J.  Cornniff,  Charles  Mantie, 

„      Joseph  W.  Griddle,  Charles  H.  Noble,* 

Patrick  Daley,*  Charles  E.  Prout, 

Edward  Felhage,*  Otto  Sickmann, 

Charles  J.  Fisher,  Thomas  R.  Swift, 

Frank  Gropp,  Henry  A.  Swift, 

Frank  Cans,  Mattias  Southeimer,* 

Frank  Heise,  Charles  Sommer, 

George  Heise,  Alfred  Teweles,* 

Christopher  Hawerwass,  Thomas  Wright, 

Philip  Hansling,  Robert  J.  Wilson, 

Albert  W.  Hutt,  Joseph  H.  Winters. 


ROSTER   FIRST   REGIMENT.  285 

COMPANY  B. 

Captain. 

PATRICK  J.  MORAN. 

First  Lieutenant.  Second  Lieutenant. 

THOMAS  F.  FLANIGAN.  PATRICK  H.  SMITH. 

First  Sergeant. 
John  J.  Leahy, 

Sergeants. 

Thomas  Langrishe,  Jr.,  James  Clark, 

Bernard  H.  Fallen,  Garrett  F.  Roach. 

Quartermaster-Sergeant. 
John  F.  O'Brien. 

Corporals. 

James  D.  Dunn,  James  Cunningham, 

John  J.  Dahill,  John  F.  Lawler, 

Dennis  J.  Starkey,  Richard  J.  Kingsley,* 

Patrick  B.  McGivney,*  John  Broderick. 

Musician. 
Florence  Meafoy. 

Privates. 

James  J.  Allen,*  John  F.  Losty,* 

Samuel  J.  Burke,  Peter  J.  McLaughlin,* 

Samuel  J.  Bishop,  Thomas  E.  McCann, 

Reuben  Bishop,  John  McCarthy,  Jr., 

John  P.  Collins,  Joseph  J.  Maloy,* 

John  P.  Carmody,  Morris  W.  Murphy, 

James  Crane,  Michael  F.  Maloney, 

William  M.  Cleary,  John  J.  McCann, 

Thomas  Clark,  Patrick  A.  McCann. 

John  Coakley,  Robert  McGonigal, 

Edward  E.  Coughlin,  John  McLaughlin, 

Edward  A.  Duff,  Patrick  Muldoon, 

John  C.  Doyle,  John  F.  Moran, 

Robert  Fallen,  James  F.  Noonan, 

Thomas  P.  Fallen,  Andrew  Noonan, 

John  Feign,  John  J.  O'Neil, 

William  J.  Grace,  Terrance  P.  Quirk, 

Michael  J.  Henson,  James  Roper, 

John  Hurley,  Timothy  M.  Roper,* 

Thomas  F.  Hayes,  Charles  F.  Renard, 

John  J.  Lawler,  Richard  J.  Rice, 

Jeremiah  H.  Leon,*  William  Sparks, 

Michael  K.  Lally,*  Thomas  J.  Whalen, 
Michael  T.  Ward. 


286  .     FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

COMPANY  D. 

Captain. 

AUGUSTUS  N.  BENNETT. 

First  Lieutenant.  Second  Lieutenant. 

JOHN  C.  BINGHAM.  WILLIAM  E.  ALLEN. 

First  Sergeant. 
George  W.  Caswell. 

Sergeants. 

Max  J.  Smith,  John  McBriarty, 

Thomas  J.  Toohy. 

Quartermaster-Sergeant. 
Edward  A.  Moore. 

Corporals. 

Charles  T.  Martensen,  Patrick  P.  Lynch, 

Michael  Cosgrove,*  Gottlieb  Stingel, 

Philip  V.  Burkarth. 

Musicians. 

George  Cooley,  Henry  Scheuy. 

Privates. 

Charles  H.  Allen,  Andrew  J.  Lee, 

Frank  Andrews,  Isaac  T.  Morris, 

Austin  N.  Bennett,  Michael  J.  McCarthy, 

Edward  Bailey,  Daniel  Mack; 

Elmer  A.  Bennett,  Michael  H.  Malone, 

Charles  W.  Bailey,  Charles  Nothnagle,  Jr., 

Frederick  J.  Bittermann,  James  M.  Quin, 

William  Burkarth,  Charles  E.  Riecker, 

James  Cronin,  Albert  Scoville,* 

James  Clinton,  George  E.  Steele, 

Martin  Corbett,  George  Scheidler, 

William  Corker,  Edward  F.  Schutz, 

John  Fenton,  Arthur  E.  Strickland, 

Henry  G.  Gerber,  Augustus  Simpson, 

John  Gormley,  Erastus  B.  Valentine, 

August  Hallbauer,  Frank  L.  Whaples, 

John  H.  Herman,  George  Wilhelmy, 

Thomas  Jackson,  Joseph  W.  Wischek, 

Andrew  Johnson,  Gustave  Weshe,  Jr., 

Michael  Loughman,  George  Wolfer, 

Samuel  Loughman,  Nelson  J.  Yates, 

Ervin  A.  Lawton,  John  Young.* 


ROSTER  .FIRST    REGIMENT. 


287 


COMPANY  E. 

Captain. 

CHARLES  B.  ERICHSON. 

First  Lieutenant.  Second  Lieutenant. 

FRED.  M.  HEMENWAY.  J.  LESTER  OSGOOD. 

First  Sergeant. 
George  O.  McLean. 

Sergeants. 

Frederick  W.  Carnell,  Arthur  G.  Judd, 

Alfred  L.  Thompson,  Thomas  A.  McConkey. 

Quartermaster-Sergeant. 
Charles  E.  Lee. 


John  P.  Gorman, 
Henry  E.  Porter, 
Frederick  C.  Wilson, 

Irwin  E.  Hubbard, 


Corporals. 


Henry  W.  Pritchard, 
Frederick  P.  Godry, 
James  A.  Turnbull. 


Musicians. 


Charles  H.  Volkmann. 


Privates. 


Frederick  Brown, 
William  G.  Burg, 
Herbert  Brown, 
Frederick  W.  Birmingham, 
Charles  A.  Chamberlin, 
George  W.  Coates, 
William  S.  Case, 
Peter  Dorsey, 
Henry  A.  Eddy, 
Frederick  E.  Fairbanks, 
John  E.  Fisher, 
William  C.  Fisher, 
John  E.  Greenwood, 
Henry  P.  Gangloff, 
Joseph  D.  Gibbons, 
Hugh  Gibb, 
Merritt  W.  Humason, 
William  M.  Kellogg, 
Herman  Lumpp, 
Henry  F.  Latham, 
Arthur  J.  Mathews, 
Edwin  R.  Mitchell, 
William  H.  Morgan, 

William  B. 


D.  Hawley  Marion, 
Andrew  M.  McBrayne, 
Matthew  Nunney, 
Arthur  D.  V.  Newcomb, 
Lawrence  Preisinger, 
Frank  E.  Price, 
Edgar  D.  Penfield, 
Clarence  H.  Rockwell, 
James  Riley, 
John  J.  Smith, 
Louis  Schwab,* 
James  H.  Service, 
Robert  Sloan, 
Frank  J.  Spring, 
William  W.  Stickels, 
Hugh  Tiernan, 
Willard  A.  Thompson, 
Frank  E.  Vensel,* 
John  J.  Wright, 
William  E.  Wright, 
Gustave  G.  Winger, 
Merwin  H.  Williams, 
Charles  O.  Williams, 
Wallace. 


288  FIRST    REGIMENT    C.  N.  G. 

COMPANY  F. 

Captain. 

JOHN  L.  WHITE. 

First  Lieutenant.  Second  Lieutenant. 

LEVI  H.  HOTCHKISS.  GEORGE  E.  LEE.t 

first  Sergeant. 
Thomas  T.  Welles. 

Sergeants. 

Alexander  Allen,  George  B.  Newton, 

Everett  L.  Morse,*  Francis  B.  Wilson. 

Quartermaster- Sergeant. 
Ernst  C.  Bluehdorn. 

Corporals. 

Robert  H.  Douthwaite,  Jr.,  George  H.  Burt, 

James  S-  Bryant,  Jr.,  Frank  W.  Rogers,* 

Alfred  W.  Green,  William  P.  Barber,* 

William  C.  Messinger,*  Franklin  P.  Dickinson. 

Musicians. 

George  F.  Douthwaite,  George  S.  Carey. 

Privates. 

George  A.  Bolles,*  Walter  H.  Jones, 

Howard  F.  Boardman,  Frank  D.  May, 

Edward  B.  Cook,*  Herman  J.  Maercklein, 

Caldwell  H.  Colt,*  Edward  E.  Mandeville,* 

Frederick  P.  Chapman,  Louis  N.  Mansuy, 

Frederick  H.  Crosthwaite,  Charles  W.  Newton, 

Edward  F.  Copeland,  John  K.  Parsons, 

Alexander  F.  Einmons,  Charles  E.  Poindexter, 

Charles  N.  Farnam,*  Fred.  H.  Robertson,* 

Frank  G.  Foster,*  Frank  W.  Rood,* 

George  H.  Foster,  William  S.  Richardson, 

William  S.  Goodrich,  Gustav  Schwab,* 

Curtis  P.  Gladding,  Everett  L.  Stevens, 

Justin  J.  Gates,  Henry  H.  Templeton, 

Gilbert  H.  Gleason,  Herbert  W.  Thompson, 

Elmer  W.  Griswold,  Samuel  W.  Tuttle, 

Louis  F.  Heublein,*  Edwin  H.  Williams, 

Henry  C.  Humphrey,  Richard  G.  Waterous,  Jr., 

Chauncey  F.  Houston,  Clarence  H.  Wickham, 

Louis  B.  Hubbard,  Fred.  W.  Weildon, 

Walter  K.  Havens,  William  Wilsey, 

Louis  Q.  Jones,*  Israel  W.  Williams, 

David  J.  Jordan,  Eugene  A.  Welles, 
James  M.  Walkley. 

t  Lieutenant  George  E.  Lee  died  suddenly  in  New  York  City,  March    15, 
1882,  the  first  death  among  the  officers  who  took  part  in  the  excursion. 


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